Archive for the ‘Music education’ Category

What influenced you in learning how to sing?

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Then, you are welcome to expound further in the comments on my blog, as I’m sure there are multiple factors (answers) for most of you. However, IF you had to pick one answer, which would it be?...
September 29th, 2009 | Music education | Read More

Sharing shaped notes in Sherman

Learning shaped notes is the quickest way to teach a novice how to sight read music. When people understand the significance of the shape and the intervals, the notes on the page quickly come alive. Last night in Sherman, we shared handouts of the “moveable DO” in a chart that demystifies the concept, especially for non-musicians who would like to know more.

As much as I love shaped notes, it seems that all forms of music literacy has been underemphasized in recent decades. ...
September 27th, 2009 | Music education | Read More

Tatiana Zaramella: I'm glad to know that!...
Tom: I grew up at Garnett in Tulsa and for some reason I remember a Sunday when Jerome Williams led "Everybody Will be Happy ...
Scott Perreault: Yeah, checking pitch in the middle of a song with a tuning fork is definitely challenging, unless the song is in the key...
Dan Jones: I recall in 1979 singing a song with the lyrics, "thou art the potter, I am the clay" and what was funny about that was ...
David Hogue: It seems to me that if the Christian walk is a discipline, and part of that walk is singing, then we should treat singin...