I want my students to feel an internal beat; it seems that any kind of external beat (counting, tapping, metronome, etc.) can be “warped” or ignored while concentrating on note location, etc. But, I’m having trouble with some students who never seem to get it (it doesn’t matter what song it is). When approaching a […]
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Friday Film Find
If you like British accents and easy-to-understand explanations, you’ll love this “What is Music Theory” video by David Rees (a.k.a. Dave Conservatoire)! HT: Christopher Sutton at Easy Ear Training
Are You a Diametrically Opposed Teacher?
A couple nights ago I presented my workshop, Creativity on the Cutting Edge, to a music teachers association. In so doing, I was reminded of this wonderful statement about the teaching method of Theodor Leschetizky in an article about him in the September/October 2012 issue of American Music Teacher: “The great quality of Leschetizky was […]
Theory Strips – An Ingenious Idea!
At the MTNA Conference I had the privilege of meeting Bonnie Slaughter, the creator of this ingenious approach to theory. I like to think of it as the text messaging approach to music theory. 🙂 Theory Strips are a 10-level program that organize music theory concepts into strips that can easily be completed one day […]
Welcome to Southern California!
I arrived in Southern California at 9:30 this morning and caught the shuttle to San Clemente to spend the day with some friends before heading to the opening session of the 2013 MTNA Conference tonight. This is such a beautiful area!
Fun Friday Film
I’ve seen this video a couple times, but was reminded of it again this week. What Bobby McFerrin does to demonstrate “the Power of the Pentatonic Scale” is really cool!
