outside music

One of my new students (a 16 year old, very disciplined at practicing, and he and his Dad both love SM so far, he is on Jackson Blues) just told me today that he is also learning some extra songs (songs he likes and knows…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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What strategies have you used to help your students navigate a valley? First step – have a conversation about it. Ask questions. After finding out exactly what the cause of the valley is, I take the pressure off for a while – no new foundation…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• communication, Laurie Richards, long term relationships, Music and the Art of Long-term Relationships, outside music, student valley, valley

Foundation 7 has Canon in D, but not the fast part? Do we add the fast part in Foundation 8/9? No. It would be an opportunity for a student who wanted to learn the rest to do so in Development Levels as an additional project.…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• canon, Canon in D, F7, Foundation 7, Laurie Richards, outside music

What do you do once a student completes level 18? I have one who is closing in on that milestone and it’s both exciting and terrifying! We still have lots we can do in Jazz, Blues Improv, and Accompaniment, but what do you source for…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• accompaniment, beyond the curriculum, blues & improv, comp & improv, D18, development, Gordon Harvey, jazz, jazz clues, Laurie Richards, Level 18, outside music

I had my first request today from a young student for dubstep music. And another this week for a movie theme song that has received reviews as the most depressing movie. Yikes…how do you handle these requests? I’m prepared to say I don’t teach those…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• boundaries, inappropriate music, moral dilemma with music, outside music, student requests, uncomfortable with music choice