Gordon Harvey

In the reading notes teachers’ guide for projects 7, 9, & 12 there is a step of unfolding interval streams onto the keyboard. On the video, it’s not mentioned until project 12. On the video, Jane asks the question “do we need to make sure…

• Last updated 1 year ago
• Gordon Harvey, interval streams, Placing Intervals, reading notes

I have recently taken onboard a highly motivated and bright 16 year old student who is also taking music classes at school.  After playing a beautiful rendition of Ballade pour Adeline for me (apparently she watched a recording of her school music teacher playing this,…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, intervals, reading notes, reading outside Simply Music

I just watched most of the Jazz program teacher training. I cannot find the answers to some questions in Simpedia. I have a question about using Jazz clue 2. For example, in the Mirron there is Chord that is just ‘F’ and no 7th. What does the student…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, Here to Stay, High Five, jazz program questions, The Mirron

I have a question for all you wonderful Jazz experts!! Is it possible to look at a piece of music and predict which Jazz Clue would work better? Do you mean for dropping in, specifically? Do you mean what notes to use in the LH…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• dropping in, Gordon Harvey, jazz clue 1, jazz clue 2, jazz clues, Laurie Richards, Robin Keehn, The Mirron

See individual questions with accompanying answers below. Q. What does the dash in “7-5” or “7-9” chords mean? A. The dash (I think of it as a minus) means to flat the relevant note, so a C7-5 would have a flatted fifth (Gb instead of…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, jazz chords, jazz clues, once at the latin

I had a bit of a revelation over the past two weeks that I thought might be helpful to some teachers regarding composition and improvisation. I have always approached Comp & Improv from the 3 note song and going from there, and it works well.…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• accompaniment, chord progressions, chords, composing with chords, composition, Gordon Harvey, ideas, improvisation, Robin Keehn

I’m feeling I’m at a bit of a loss with my first students to whom I’ve been teaching this program. I’m really hoping some people out there may have some advice. With my most advanced student (private lesson), we’d gotten through completing the Blues Scale…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• Blues and improv, blues scale, Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, scale formula, teaching help with blues and improv

Gordon H (Aus)  Today we’re moving into some more specific strategies for the arrangements pieces. In arrangements, more of the “when & how” is left up to the teacher than in other parts of SM. It’s easy, when we’re given such clear, step-by-step instructions for the…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• arrangements, chat, Gordon Harvey, strategies

I have a quick question about the Arrangements program. Will every student eventually learn all of these? I know that the Foundation songs are absolutely ALL essential for learning and knowing but what about the arrangements? I thought they were but some how I got…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• arrangements, dreams on d, Dreams variation on d, Gordon Harvey, Honey Dew, how many arrangements do I teach, Laurie Richards, order of arrangements, pacing arrangements, re-teaching pieces, remembering arrangements, special programs, supplemental programs, Teaching Arrangements, TWS, variations

Gordon (Aus)  The first part of this presentation will be mostly my pre-written notes. We’ll have time for questions after then. This chat is about introducing, justifying and ordering arrangements. We can get into specifics of presenting individual pieces at the next session [More Teaching Arrangements].…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• arrangements, chat, Gordon Harvey, order, order of arrangements, order of teaching arrangements, song order