Curriculum
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…
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
I have a student (Wil) who will soon begin TFMM. Wil has a strong ear and has learned songs pretty quickly partially because his brother started lessons a year and a half before him. So he’s heard all the songs many times. With the foundation,…
Time For More Music Outside Supplements
I have always taught Time for Music straight thru before looking for outside source material. Currently I have a group of three adult students struggling mightily with the more “difficult” songs (anything not in C) and becoming very discouraged. This made me wonder if some…
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…
Time for More Music Audio Use
Could someone address the use of the audio with TFMM? I know the students’ initial instructions for the song are supposed to come from the page, and that training is so well presented in the TTM. However, I can’t seem to find where to fit…
Learning Scale and Key Signature
Is there a simple way to learn key signatures? Time for Music and Accompaniment Level 2 detail our approach to addressing a playing-based relationship to scale, scale formula, key signature, scale-tone chords and their scale-based transposition. Naturally you need to have done the Reading Program…
Transcribing Rhythm in the Reading Program
I have several students that I transferred over from traditional lessons to Simply Music. Two of those students (in a shared lesson) I’ve started on the Reading Rhythm program. I’ve gone through up to the Masters of the Rhythm project, and I am having trouble…
Teaching Ties and Dotted Notes
Can anyone give me some tips on teaching dotted notes? I felt like I tried to teach them like Neil does as equal to the notes tied together- and although the concept made sense to them- they didn’t get it very well. Especially the younger…
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…