5 Clues to Confidently Find Interesting Modes in Pop Music
Are you on the hunt for modes in pop songs? They are more common than you think! I’m always on the lookout for interesting elements…
Author: Helen Russell
Teach Beat and Rhythm Successfully With This Simple 5-Step Game
Do you have trouble explaining the difference between pulse and rhythm? Get physical first with this fun, simple song Helen uses in both her Kodály…
Top 5 Simple Improvisation Activities for Kodály Piano Teachers
Developing improvisation skills with young children is far more achievable than you think. We need to develop simple on the spot decision making and enjoyable…
10 Benefits From One Simple Bonding Warm Up
Bonding with students is essential to succeed in piano, singing, musicianship or anything really! Bond with your students using Helen’s Balloons game. The thing is,…
What Exactly Are We Teaching in a Successful Piano Lesson?
This week Helen is preparing the live Zoom launch sessions for the teachers enrolled on Doremi Teach: Piano. One of the activities will be to…
Top 5 Online Courses For Solfa Musicianship This Summer
2021 has a seriously big silver lining. (We’re really good at identifying the positives at Doremi Connect!) Sure, choirs and orchestras have had their rehearsals…
Playful Teaching Creates Happy, Successful Students
…and relaxed, confident teachers! Our children are curious, adventurous, experimental and playful. Instead of telling them what we want them to know, and expecting them…
I’m Still Singing In The Rain
What’s your favourite childhood musical or film? And has it stood the test of time? I was thinking about my earliest musical memory last night…
New Model Music Curriculum – A Positive Step
Helen Russell (Founder of Doremi Connect) – 27th March 2021 There’s no doubt that music education has suffered dramatically at the hands of our global…