Curriculum

One of my frustrations is that most students seem to forget the arrangements, sometimes after working hard to learn them. Naturally it’s from lack of practice, but the arrangements are easier to forget since they’re not written down. Adults especially have trouble even remembering them…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• arrangements, generative, Gordon Harvey, Playlist, remembering arrangements, self generative

Dreams Arrangement 1 This is the version of Dreams which is in the Accompaniment style, and consists of chords in the RH and single notes in the LH. Your students can either sing Dreams Come True with it, or do a duet and have another…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• arrangements, duets

Any ideas for me on how to learn arrangements quicker, better, easier? Auditory learning solely is not my forte. Do not give up on learning from the audio recordings. No you are not the only one that has found the audio tapes a slower means…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• arrangements, Gordon Harvey, learning, learning slowly, single thought process

I would like to respond to both of the following Forum questions. (And having read through my own response, wish to apologize in advance for some of my long, wordy sentences.) Question 1: “….. are we allowed to photocopy the music of the Arrangements to…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• arrangements, fragments, learning a new way of learning, musicality, Neil Moore, patterns, shapes

I have just taken on a student with 6 years traditional experience. She’s 13. Her mother says that getting her to practice and attend her traditional lessons was becoming a bone of contention within the family and she is rebelling. She basically hates piano and…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, comp and improv, keeping them interested, previous experience, reluctant students, teenagers, traditional students

I have a handful of teen students most of whom have switched over to SM from traditional experience. I have to say that they cover the gamut of ability, interest and practice regiment. This is a very challenging age group because I have a couple…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• group lessons, shared lessons, students with previous experience, teens, traditional students, working with teens

I’ve been meaning to ask this since after the symposium. I remember Robin Keehn saying that she doesn’t necessarily play what her most advanced student plays. I guess my question is how early/late into the program would it be ok for the teacher to just…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• advanced music, coaching, developing as a teacher, generative, identifying patterns, playing-based tools, reading, Robin Keehn, teacher development

I wonder if some of you who have gone through the SM reading program would be so kind as to give me your testimonial of how well it works. I have many parents who are asking questions which I just don’t feel equipped to answer,…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• accompaniment program, life coach, reading notes, reading program, reading rhythm, testimonials, Time for More Music

I have an adult male student, 35, in the middle of Level 3 (Shared Lesson with one other adult), more than half way through Accompaniment 1, and with many Variations and Arrangements on his Playlist, who has a very hard time keeping his Playlist alive.…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• arrangements, Playlist, reading, shared lessons, shortcuts, student processing and resisting approach, variations

I have a student named Karen that is 63 and is in a group with 2 other women. All of them have prior experience, and things are going well.  We are in the middle of level 2 and have had 12 lessons. Karen however, from…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• blues, claiming territory, following the program, importance of blues, not wanting to learn songs, omitting pieces from the program, previous experience, shared lessons