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Alma Mater Blues Rhythm

(Over time, different teachers have faced situations in which a student finds it challenging to process the Alma Mater Blues rhythm. Here are Neil’s thoughts on how to handle such situations, video posted September 28, 2022. Below his video tip are two representative posts/questions within…

Use of numbers in learning songs

I have a parent questioning “numbers” and how we use them as a lyric/support tool. I explained… -Occasionally we use number for sentences and patterns. -Occasionally we give numbers for rhythm -Occasional we use numbers for fingerings/positions She seems baffled by the various ways they’re…

Lead Me to Light Rhythm

On the TTM video, Neil tells us to have the students count out sentences 1-3 of Lead Me To Light, “1-2-3-4.” When I first learned this song, I thought, “That doesn’t seem right,” but did it that way anyhow. Now I’m going back through, preparing…