Time for More Music
Scale journey / Value of TFMM
I’m working through Touch of Jazz. Neil mentions using the scale journey to process the notes. Can someone remind me where the scale journey is introduced? Time for More Music? Accompaniment 2? Scale journey is first introduced in TFMM, then expanded on in Accompaniment 2.…
Introduction of chord inversions, use of scales
I’m still a relative newbie, trying to wrap my head around fitting all the pieces together. Can someone further down the path give some insight on the following please? I’ve done the Composition and Improv as well as Accompaniment training (and Supplemental Programs for these),…
Time for More Music: August
I’m wondering how long it takes for other teachers who have taught TFMM August in a private lesson? I have been teaching this piece to a student and it seems to be taking forever. We made a commitment a few months ago that we would…
The emotional impact of music
I wanted to share a teaching experience I had a few weeks ago. One of my adult students, Julie, is a delightful person and so excited about learning piano and LOVES Simply Music. A few weeks ago her classmates couldn’t make it to class so…
Outside reading projects
As your students get in the upper foundation levels, what reading projects do you like to give? Are there certain books that you found to be appropriate, or specific pieces? Just to get things started I use 60 Progressive Pieces You Love to Play (Hal…
Learning songs playing-based and reading-based concurrently
What would you say to a parent asking “Why aren’t they learning new songs from the music notes now that they’ve learned how to read?” And if they ask “Why do we need to get ‘Time for More Music’ to practice more reading instead of…
Church Song – Foundation 7
Do you require your students to keep Church Song (level 7) alive? This seems to be a hard one to keep alive even for myself. I have had to relearn it many times because of its ‘details’. I have to admit that I have used…
Reading Rhythm for students with prior experience
I have a brother/sister shared lesson who can read music (although not confidently) and I’ve just assigned their first MOR. Next would be to ask them to take the rhythms to the keys over 5SS. Being that they can read music, would you still do…
When to introduce Jazz
I have noticed that The Mirron seems to be tough for students. Any advice on when to introduce this? Maybe Time for More Music should be mostly completed, I’m gathering. It looks like these Jazz pieces may unfold over an extended period of time. You’re…
Using lesson to de-stress
I wanted to share a teaching experience I had a few weeks ago. One of my adult students, Julie, is a delightful person and so excited about learning piano and LOVES Simply Music. A few weeks ago her classmates couldn’t make it to class so…