A couple weeks ago, I mentioned my group class collaborative experiment. As you’ll notice in the video clip below, we didn’t get everything polished, but we did have a ton of fun! We only had a few minutes for this activity, so it was all sight-reading and playing by ear for the students. They all […]
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So…What’s Your Point?
One of my take-home ideas from the MTNA Conference last week was gleaned from the session on My Students Aren’t Listening! Is it Me or Them? Although it was directed toward young children, I think I’m going to see if I can apply it with all my students. It’s the concept of making one point […]
Collaborative Music Festival is a Blast!
Have any of you been involved in collaborative music events this year in conjunction with MTNA’s Year of Collaborative Music? We kicked off the theme in our studio at our September Surprise last fall, continued with our Collaborative Christmas celebration, and several of my students and I participated in the festival sponsored by one of […]
Playing Bach at 106
That’s years, by the way, not a tempo marking! 🙂 Last week, Fiona sent me the link to this short clip of 106-year-old Alice Sommer Herz talking about music and playing a bit of Bach, to boot! After doing a little investigating, I learned that the documentary itself has been pulled from production because of […]
Another Winning Group Music Game!
This game was even more popular than the Musical Terms and Symbols game I mentioned yesterday! This one is called, Who’s the Leader? Here a couple video clips and the instructions for how to play it: Who’s the Leader? Players stand in a circle. One player goes out of the room. A leader is appointed. […]
A Budding Conductor?
Some friends e-mailed me the link to this video clip last week and I just had to pass it on. Check out the enthusiasm of this little musical guy!
