At the beginning of the fall semester one of my studio families paid for me to attend a dyslexia simulation at a local learning center. It was one of the most insightful things I’ve done as a teacher! Thankfully, the family warned me that it would be frustrating. Nevertheless, I was sure that I could […]
Archives for October 2012
Monday Mailbag – How to Teach Key Signatures
I’m starting to wonder if my method of teaching both major and minor key signatures is too cumbersome for my students. So I have been researching more intuitive approaches. When do you start teaching key signatures and how do you introduce and drill them so that they are second nature? This is an area that […]
