Curriculum

Mark M.’s Workshop Materials (Thank you, Mark!) Advance Materials orders preferred by 3-4 weeks in advance of 1st class to ensure availability at 1st class Week 1 – Setup and The Basics Bring • Outline – Workshop printout • Appropriate # of copies of confidentiality…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I just started a workshop at a homeschool co-op. It is a 50 minute class and almost got cancelled because there were supposed to be 4 to run it. The age range is 8-11 and then after that class was supposed to be one for…

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Dear Teachers, As many of you may know, there are new marketing opportunities that we can engage in that cost us nothing, are without risk, and give us potentially significant exposure as an organization. I am specifically talking about Groupon and Living Social, the new…

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I’ve been pondering the self generative nature of the Developmental levels lately and how I can sharpen up my game. I have students up to L 15 atm. So I started crafting more How, Why, Discover What, I wonder if..’ type questions/phrases to sprinkle through…

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Tip for ya. I remember several teachers commenting a while back on how challenging it was to teach Sonata in C (Level 4) online. I have found that ‘preparatory learning’ has made this piece SO much easier to learn. Beginning a song or two before…

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Wanted to share something that’s been working well for me. I have one group of boys in level 7 that moves very quickly. To help them keep at their pace, I gave them an assignment to make a video of them describing the patterns, time…

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What creative ways do you use to get students to slow down? I don’t know any creative ways, I just resort to tapping a slow beat, and getting them to play along to the audio slow version. I wonder if it is a stage they…

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Wondering if anyone has used the Blues Infusion program in a “flipped classroom” way, where you send students to watch it on their own and follow up in class? I feel it could be a good extra project for students in groups who want more.…

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Help me with teaching more complex rhythm. I’ve listened to the Reading Rhythm program multiple times but I feel like I’m missing something. With The Mirron, for example, there’s a lot of rhythm going on. The way I am used to figuring it out is…

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I recently had a recital in conjunction with another teacher and it was very successful. It was a noisy afternoon but lots of fun. All students played a piece of their choice. Then we had some accompaniment peices with words for everyone to join in.…

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