Gordon Harvey

I am starting to feel uncomfortable with the reading process.  I know and understand the whole reason behind delaying the process, but I’m finding kids and parents are starting to feel anxious – yes the playlist is an issue and always a problem.  I’ve tried…

• Last updated 11 years ago
• delaying reading, Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, reading, Robin Keehn

This is the first time around that I am teaching Reading Rhythm. Great program, but my students (mostly around 9 years old) have great difficulty transitioning from clapping and voicing  to playing the rhythms correctly on the piano even though I followed Neil’s steps. We…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, reading rhythm

I’d like to collect ideas for many different ways to use the Reading Rhythm student audio. To help me in trying out your idea, please be specific about how you implement it. So, for example, if you have students clap or voice along with the…

• Last updated 9 years ago
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I thought I’d share this fun thing from one of my classes: We have recently started working on Reading Rhythm. The assignment this week was clapping and voicing MOR. They decided that singles should be milk, doubles sugar, and quads cappuccino. They came back this…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, masters of the rhythm, reading rhythm, rhythm fun ideas, rhythm games, using words in rhythm learning, voicing rhythms with words

I am hoping for some advice on teaching ties. I’ve been through Simpedia and haven’t found the specific sort of advice I need. I have an adult class – the first class I have that has gotten to ties in Reading Rhythm, in fact –…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, reading rhythm, Robin Keehn, tied notes, ties

I have a quick question, am wondering if anyone can help me…. If we have students writing, writing, writing through RR and RN, then, how do they keep writing when they want to write their music in a key that is not C? (and not…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• generative students, Gordon Harvey, key signature, reading, sharps and flats, Time for More Music, transcribing

For the ‘older’ SM teachers who have taken students well into the Reading Program, how would you answer the question, “How does SM differ from traditional reading programs once students are reading music?” One thing that immediately comes to mind are the ‘tools’ students have…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, reading program, Time for More Music, traditional vs. simply music reading

Today I re-listened to the audio file about the reading process. I am a new teacher – my students are all on level 1, and I am yet to see how the entire reading process unfolds. I do have an opinion however, about the comment…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• generative students, Gordon Harvey, importance of reading, Laurie Richards, learning tools and strategies, playing-based, reading, reading as the goal, reading process, Robin Keehn, sight reading

I have recently started the Reading Program with a few of my students. We are still in the Reading Rhythm book. Once you are finished with the Reading Notes program, what material do you give them to reinforce or practice reading music? I heard Time for…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• additional reading material, Gordon Harvey, reading notes, Time for More Music, time for music

1. Up until this point, intervals in fingers and on keyboard were for both hands. Neil indicates that Playlist as Intervals is a big project. Is there a danger in limiting this project to RH melodies only, causing a gap in time for LH practice?…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Gordon Harvey, intervals, playlist for reading, reading notes