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Tag Archives: learn
Simple Music Symbols Quiz
This is a quiz appropriate for probably 3rd-6th beginners to music. I’ve realized that most kids easily get basic symbols confused, and often do not know the name of the symbols they are reading. This assessment gives some brief explanation … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons, Composition and Theory Information, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Private Lessons
Tagged 3rd, 4th, 5th, assess, band, buy, chorus, clef, download, easy, elementary, grade, learn, lesson, middle, music, music class, note, print, printable, quiz, review, school, simple, staff, symbol, test
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Vocal Technique Tips
I found this article the other day, which goes over some interesting vocal techniques and links for other tips. DISCLAIMER: I have not read through all of the tips on this website and so cannot confirm their validity or safety. … Continue reading
Rhythm Boxes – Understanding Rhythm and Counting
A resource that will be great for everyone! You simply print out the pages. Keep the first page as it is and then the next pages you can cut out the notes. They will fit into the boxes. The number … Continue reading
Posted in General Music Methods (K-12) Notes, Lesson Plans & Ideas, Uncategorized
Tagged activity, beat, boxes, children, class, composition, counting, game, help, kids, learn, learning, lesson, music, musical, Notation, print, printable, rhythm, teach
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10 Things You Should Do BEFORE Your Child Starts Piano Lessons
Check out this excellent article by Elissa Milne. Click Here to read it. I would also add to this list: 11. Make sure your child knows the difference between high/low and loud/soft. You wouldn’t believe the number of students who … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons
Tagged age, alphabet, before, blog, child, children, concert, education, elissa milne, guide, high, how old, instrument, learn, lesson, lessons, loud, low, music, music education, parent, perform, piano, prepare, recital, rhythm, soft, start, student, teacher, what do i need
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Self-Esteem Hurting Our Students’ Education?
Studies show that Self-Esteem may not be all it’s cracked up to be! Read THIS ARTICLE by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Or just do a search for “self-esteem vs achievement”. Americans are great in self-esteem but low in achievement…something is … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged achieve, achievement, control, education, esteem, impact, learn, learning, movement, music, self, Self-esteem
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App: Piano Maestro!
Helloooooo music teachers! I want to take a brief moment to share about an app that an adult piano student recommended to me, and I love it! It is the Piano Maestro app for iPad. I am not sure if … Continue reading
Posted in Composition and Theory Information, Games, studio, Teaching Piano
Tagged app, application, camp, free, free app, game, ipad, ipod, katy perry, learn, mac, music, note, piano, practice, resource, river flows in you, supplement, tablet, theory
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Why Our Education System is Collapsing…
Someone sent me an interesting article on the collapse of the American system of education, by Glenn Beck. I don’t know a lot about him, but this video makes some great points and I thought I would share it with … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Uncategorized
Tagged beck, collapse, common core, conform, conservative, critical, education, educational, glenn, government, home, language, learn, liberal, music, president, problems, progressive, public, read, school, system, teachers, think, wilson, wisdom, woodrow
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10 Lessons the Arts Teach
The arts teach children to make good judgements about qualitative relationships. The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer. (There are different ways of doing things, though … Continue reading
Article: “Fearlessness” – Overcoming Stage Fright
An article from Indiana University by Jeff Nelson, the hornist in the Canadian Brass (who also happens to be a pig farmer in Alberta, Canada). Check out his 10 Tips for Becoming Fearless; these can be applied to performances, meetings, … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, brass, canadian brass, crowd, dallas brass, fear, fearless, french horn, fright, horn, horn in f, jeff, jeff nelson, learn, learning to, meeting, music, nelson, people, perfom, practice, speaking, stage, tips
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 