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Doremi Sofa Member ReminderDon't forget our Playalong & Singalong tonight (Saturday) with Helen at 7pm BST. Bring your voice, and an instrument if you have one.Amongst the fun we'll be playing and improvising with rhythms, chord sequences, basslines and modes. ... See MoreSee Less

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We are a week into our new summer term and quite honestly we are having a fantastic time and really hope that everyone who has been joining in is too.There is always time for you to sign up and even better, you will be able to catch up on lessons already released.The following are available:>> Solfa from Scratch – for total beginners (British Kodály Academy Level 1)>> Musicianship for Improvers (British Kodály Academy Level 3-4)>> Intermediate Musicianship (British Kodály Academy Level 5+)If you would like to find out more about what they involve, times and costs please visit >> bit.ly/3v5fUN4 ... See MoreSee Less

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Here are my Top 5 Improvisation ActivitiesImprovisation #1 – Warming UpThis is possibly my favourite warm-up that I have previously shared with you. Using an imaginary balloon ask your student to choose the colour and then imagine blowing it up and letting all the air come out of it again.Improvisation #2 – Action songs“Hey, Hey look at me! I am singing look at me”.Sing these with your children and ask them to give you different actions such as clapping, stomping, or waving.Improvisation #3 – Story songsIt’s a simple la-so-mi song used by Kodály music teachers. The melody is simply ssllssmm. At the end of the song you say “Wolf? Are you there?” The child has to say yes or no. If it’s no, they have to give a reason. For example “No, I’m brushing my teeth.”Improvisation #4 – Free PlayWe start by improvising based on different verbal stimuli like Scary Bear, Raindrops, Ballerina.Then we play the game. They choose four situations or characters. For each one they improvise sounds. At our next lesson, after drawing their pictures and practising their sounds, they have to secretly choose one for me to guess. All I have to go on is their musical sounds!Improvisation #5 – Level-UpLevelling up completed pieces with improvisation is a joyous experience. I start with one of my own compositions, Black Crow. Once they are confident with the first steps they can start to improvise. As the crow flies high in the sky, the child chooses another skip position higher up the keys, and another and another. Each time it’s different and the child chooses which set to use.Want to know more? There is more detail about each of these improvisations in my article, Top 5 Simple Improvisation Activities for Kodály Piano Teachers >> bit.ly/3pb7mlo ... See MoreSee Less

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