Do you teach classroom music and private instrumental lessons using the Kodály approach? Here are my four top differences between these teaching settings.
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One of the wonderful things about music is that it connects people. However learning piano can be a solitary endeavour with fewer opportunities for ensemble work than other instruments. Maybe shared lessons are the key? In Doremi Piano lessons, the majority of a beginner’s lessons are spent away from the keyboard. We use singing and
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Jump straight to the download Hot pork rolls, hot chocolate and crêpes, that’s what kicks off Christmas for me. Yesterday my sons’ school had a teacher training day so instead of working, we piled into the car, fought through the crammed car park and spent the afternoon walking the cold streets of Worcester at the
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What is it about us teachers? We never seem to be able to value ourselves. We take our super-powers for granted and then sell ourselves short. Well all that’s about to change. At least for me, and the Doremi Members I support. This month we’re talking about Money Matters. You can read that as a
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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 exploration. Age-appropriate, level appropriate and right from the first lesson. Lots of teachers are a tad intimidated by improvisation. They don’t feel confident improvising themselves and consequently struggle to teach
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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, it’s SO easy to do. It doesn’t involve any equipment, there’s no special script to memorise and yet it contains so many benefits. “To me, the Balloons activity sums up
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