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To produce a performance or learn meaningful content?
Classroom music teaching has a legacy – of records, ukuleles and Christmas performances. But does tradition mean this shouldn’t change?
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Stay calm for Christmas
Oh, Christmas. The time music teachers love and dread, not in equal measure.
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How young is too young for music lessons?
Is there an age limit on music lessons? A magic number where suddenly students are ready to learn music?
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Music ‘Theory’
As a short disclaimer to begin, this topic is far too complicated to cover in one small blog post. Therefore, I will aim to inspire thought, not give all the answers. You’re probably wondering about the title to this post. Music ‘theory’. Am I saying music theory doesn’t exist? No. Am I saying music theory…
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Exploding canons
One of my favourite moments of being a music teacher was when I was teaching an enthusiastic six-year-old about canons in music.
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Time to include improvisation
Improvisation is more than jazz, and more than understanding complex harmonies. Improvisation is giving students their own musical voice.
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Music Education and Technology
This is a repost, as the download link was not functioning previously, and I want everyone to have an opportunity to get this resource for free! I know, incorporating technology into your music lesson can be drag, right? Students don’t follow instructions, get too distracted, browse the internet instead of work, or the technology itself…
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Am I teaching what I should be teaching?
You’re a wonderful music teacher. You are. And I say that because only wonderful music teachers ask themselves this question.
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Which came first: the rhythm or the melody?
Ah, the age-old question. The first time I realised that this was a matter of contention was when I was on a student placement (as a classroom teacher, not a music teacher). The music teacher was talking about how she never introduced pitch until Grade 3 (age 8), because children simply didn’t understand it before…
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