arrangements
Adult student can’t remember variations
I have an older middle-aged student who is having memory trouble with the variations. He keeps trying to write clues for himself and I’ve stopped him multiple times and told him to trust the method, and that it’s a memory builder. I’m good at seeing…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, memory, playing-based, playing-based tools, remembering arrangements, remembering variations, variations
Webinar Series: 05/16/2017 – Piano – Teaching Special Programs
Neil provides an overview of the background and scope of the Special Programs – one of the 3 required components of the Core Curriculum. Topics include: The Genesis (00:06) Introducing Special Programs (07:53) Fitting it All In (13:07) About Composition & Improvisation (15:35) About Arrangements…
- Last updated 6 years ago
- acc, acc1, Accompaniment, accompaniment 1, arr, arrangements, C&I, comp & improv, fitting it all in, Laurie Richards, managing playlist, managing time, Neil Moore, special programs, variations
Tic-tac-toe as a teaching game
As I was just responding to a post about shared lessons and talking about tic-tac-toe, I had another idea for getting more out of that game to solidify playing-based tools. If you are not familiar with how I’ve used the game: I use it sometimes…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, games, Laurie Richards, playing-based strategies, teaching students to coach, tic-tac-toe
Writing extra notes for Arrangements
In the Arrangements 1 program, I have reviewed the material and it says that the content is not to be supplemented with written notes. Is this referring to the types of notes depicted in the reference section of the Foundation levels, or notes we write…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, not practicing, Robin Keehn, writing extra notes
Arpeggiating chords instead of playing block chords
I have a student who recently quit for financial reasons, but now it seems she was unhappy about the Accompaniment part of the program because she feels the accompaniment part is too simple. She tells me now that she would rather run her fingers up…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- accompaniment, Amazing Grace, arpeggios, arrangements, broken chords, chords, Honey Dew, Light of First Dawning, playing chords, scarborough fair
Filming lessons for absent students – Neil Moore
Hi everyone. I just wanted to address something and make sure that this is clear. It was brought to my attention today that there are at least a few teachers who, from time to time, are filming their lessons and making a video available to…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, filming lessons, Laurie Richards, license, license agreement, making videos during lessons, Neil Moore, taking videos
Integrating Arrangements/Variations with Foundation pieces
I have the teacher training for Arrangements 1, but I’m not sure how to integrate teaching the arrangements with teaching Foundation songs. Is there a published order that we can follow? Experienced teachers, how do you manage teaching Arrangements and Variations? So they come back…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, Gordon Harvey, Neil Moore, Teacher Workshop Series, teaching arrangements 1 and 2, teaching streams, variations
Parents taking extra notes
I discovered a parent taking extra notes in her own notebook. I have two of her kids. One is older and takes his own notes, so in her notebook she took notes on the arrangement for herself only. She promised it was only for her…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, claiming territory, coaching parents, parents taking extra notes, remembering arrangements, writing notes on arrangements
Students want to move faster
I’m having some issues with some students that want to move ‘faster’. There’s a lot we’re trying to fit in during a lesson, but for some students it doesn’t feel like enough, at least according to them. Usually with these students, the playlist suffers. Just…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- arrangements, Foundation songs, Gordon Harvey, impatience, Laurie Richards, motivation, pace of teaching, pacing, students moving ahead
Encouragement for new teacher
I just finished my initial teacher training program, and I’ve started on Accompaniment 1 and Arrangements 1. So much more to learn! It’s great, and I’m overwhelmed. I have a 6-year-old student who has spent a month learning sentence 1 of Dreams, and a 13-year-old…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- accompaniment, arrangements, comp & improv, filling time, new teacher, overwhelmed, shared lessons, streams, variations