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Thursday, July 29th, 2010Piano can be learned at any age, whether you are an adult, senior or a kid. Many times it is witnessed that seniors don’t try their hands in piano although they want to learn it. It is just because of simple reason that they don’t feel comfortable learning piano at their age. They feel [...]
Overview of Various Musical Forms
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Musical forms are commonly used to refer to the musical genre or style. But, in reality it is a structure on which whole music is built. Here is an overview of the famous musical forms:
Concerto: A concerto is a musical work with a composition usually in 3 parts or movements, in which one [...]
What is the Kodaly Method?
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010The Kodaly Method, which is also known as the Kodaly Concept, is an approach to music education, developed in Hungary during the mid 20th century. It was named after the Hungarian educator and composer Zoltan Kodaly. Though the method is named after him, it wasn’t actually created by him.
The Kodaly concept of music uses a [...]
Music Lesson Plans – Your Guide to Effective Music Teaching
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010As a music teacher you will have a curriculum to follow, and it is much easier to follow if you organize music lesson plans at the start of each new session. There is a wealth of information online if you feel you are running out of ideas. You want to have a plan organized for [...]
Learning Music for Music’s Sake
Sunday, March 28th, 2010There has been a lot of discussion around the Music Education community recently about the benefits of music education for children.
There is a lot of talk about the “Mozart Effect” where the listening to certain types of classical music are shown to have benefits in ordering the brain and thus improving intelligence.
Some have found this [...]
Making Lesson planning less of a chore for you and more fun for students
Saturday, March 20th, 2010One very important thing that every teacher is taught is that you always need to be prepared for every lesson you teach. Of course, that is if you want to end the day in a stress free fashion!
A lesson plan doesn’t have to be complex, and teachers who have been in the game a while [...]
The most famous Deaf Musician in the classroom
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into your music lesson plans:
Write a short children’s story about the life of Beethoven. Include the most important parts of Beethoven’s life that younger children may be [...]
Ideas for teaching students about Mozart
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Planning music lessons? here are a couple of ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons.
In Salzburg, Austria, Mozart’s childhood house has been turned into a museum. Design the front cover of a brochure advertising the Museum by briefly describing who Mozart was, what may be see in the [...]
Beethoven’s music and how you can use it in the classroom
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Here are a few teaching ideas to get your students inspired about the life of Beethoven – one of the most interesting characters to ever put pen to manuscript.
Watch the excerpt from the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus where he tries to communicate the idea of music to his deaf son through lights and color.
Discussion [...]
A Listening Activity about Antonio Vivaldi
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Here is a Listening Activity for Music Lessons about Antonio Vivaldi:
The Four Seasons: Spring 1st Movement.
Before listening to the 1st Movement of Spring, discuss what kind of things you associate with Spring. Brainstorm a list (e.g. flowers blooming, birds etc) and talk about what musical effects/sounds you could possibly use to represent [...]
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