About The Method
Chat – Things That Work
Kerry H (USA) Hi Everyone! I thought what I’d do tonight, instead of it being a session where you guys ask lots of questions, that I just talk about a few things. If there’s anything that’s unclear as I go along, please feel free to…
How do you Use the TTM’s?
How do you watch your videos? * Do you watch the entire video in one sitting? * Do you sit with the teachers notes and follow along w/each point? * Do you take notes? * How many times do you have to watch them? As…
Thoughts about Teaching Seniors
A couple of weeks ago there was quite a bit of discussion here about teaching older students. This may have been addressed, but I had a conversation with a dear teacher last week about how strict we all seem to be about requiring that everyone…
The Benefits of Music Education
Hello Teachers, A few months back at the Symposium in San Diego, I talked about the importance of educating parents, coaches and students about the benefits of music education. When I first started teaching early childhood music and movement nearly 18 years ago, there was…
Jazz Musician List
A few people have asked for a list of some Jazz to listen to or to have students listen to. This is a very small list but a good place to start if you want to hear a variety of Jazz styles. There are a…
Fitting it all In
Hello Teachers, I wanted to provide a bit of clarification here and repost information I’ve sent out. There are a number of questions here that I’d like to address, in no particular order. First, I want to clarify that once I start on an Arrangement Project,…
Teaching Foundation Only?
I am just covering my bases/honesty here – I just had a student inform me via email that she only enjoys learning the video-supported material and wonders if I can teach her only this, or if I know a teacher who teaches only the SHM…
Time for More Music – Doses
I have a question about the reading process. One of my groups is in Time for More Music and has just begun to source from their own material for reading. I understand we’re supposed to give correct doses. But let’s say that the dose for…
Reading
I am starting to feel uncomfortable with the reading process. I know and understand the whole reason behind delaying the process, but I’m finding kids and parents are starting to feel anxious – yes the playlist is an issue and always a problem. I’ve tried…
Thoughts on Reading
Today I re-listened to the audio file about the reading process. I am a new teacher – my students are all on level 1, and I am yet to see how the entire reading process unfolds. I do have an opinion however, about the comment…