Neil Moore

I have an extremely dedicated mom (5 years of lessons, with all 3 of her kids) who is concerned that her oldest, who just celebrated his 200th lesson last week, does not recognize note names very quickly. I am wondering if there are any suggestions…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• identifying notes on staff, identifying written notes, intervallic, intervals, location points, Neil Moore, reading notes, transcription, writing

Question from the accompaniment program: Starting with the major 7th chords, there are parts of three songs that the teacher videos refer to as worksheets. “Danny Boy” and “On My Way Back” are already introduced in the accompaniment program so it’s easy to transfer to…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• accompaniment 1, comp & improv, maj7, major 7, major 7ths, Neil Moore, Whisper

Neil Moore, can you answer a question? Why do you leave off a melody note in Lullaby? A lot of my adults are adding it in because they (and me) have heard it that way. Seems like this could easily be added in at the end,…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• adding melody notes, F1, F4, foundation 1, Foundation 4, L1, L4, Lullaby, Neil Moore, Ode to Joy, simplified melody

I’m wondering if someone can help me figure out scale fingerings, both with the scales for Blues and Improv (specifically Eb), and traditional v. SM fingering for the diatonic scales. I understand the concept of NO34 (naturally occurring 3s and 4s), but it doesn’t always…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• blues scales, fingering, Gordon Harvey, Laurie Richards, Neil Moore, scale fingering, scales

Some questions from the Jazz program… Using Jazz Clue 3, in “Here to Stay” the Bmin7-5 has a C not a C# right? It sounds better to me with C (which would be a -9). So RH is CDF, correct? Also, the E7-9 is RH…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• extended chords, jazz, Neil Moore, voicing jazz chords

What’s the largest group size you’ve been comfortable teaching and what age group? I found 6 adults to be an easy group size to work with. Here’s my response to Corinne’s question: The Ideal Size and Age of Groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uZulD7Ekk&list=PL3o0aF_9qHn4F2sy8QRuPb_jf_r4D9823&index=22 I’ve had as many as 10. It…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• comfort in teaching groups, large groups, Neil Moore, Robin Keehn, shared lessons, teaching groups

Would someone please explain exactly what “naturally occurring 3’s and 4’s” means? I’ve watched videos in which this concept is mentioned, but maybe I’ve missed something along the way. Is it breaking down a scale into groups of three and four notes? Do you start…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• key signature, naturally occuring 3s and 4s, Neil Moore, NO 3 & 4, NO34, scale journey, scale maps, tfmm, Time for More Music

I was wondering what are the benefits of becoming a certified teacher. I’m currently licensed and have been since I started in October. 2014. At that time the whole training program was being overhauled so I was not required to make the transition to certified…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• certification, Laurie Richards, Neil Moore, teacher status

The recent video of Neil teaching Happy Birthday the Simply Music way is fantastic! Easy to remember and transpose in any key, I taught all my students in just a couple minutes yesterday in class and they loved it! Video link: How to Play Happy Birthday in…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• accompaniment, Happy Birthday, Neil Moore, transposing, transposition

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 9 years ago
• arrangements, Gordon Harvey, Neil Moore, Teacher Workshop Series, teaching arrangements 1 and 2, teaching streams, variations