I wanted the blog after beat and rhythm I wanted to discuss pitch, but the beginnings of pitch aren’t anything to do with so and mi or high and low; it’s about experiencing the voice and children determining whether something is singing or speaking. They need opportunity to play games and do activities to prepare voice types and to make them feel comfortable with using their voice in different ways.
Preparing to Sing: The Beginnings of Pitch Read More »
Do you have to jump in at the deep end when teaching the piano using the Kodály Approach?
Four Depths of Kodály Piano Teaching Read More »
So know you want to teach using solfa, and you know that throwing them into the full diatonic scale is not the best way. But which subset of the tones, or toneset, do you teach first? Get ready for some controversy!
Which Solfa to Start with in Kodály Music Lessons Read More »
Do you teach classroom music and private instrumental lessons using the Kodály approach? Here are my four top differences between these teaching settings.
4 Differences of Kodály Music Lessons and Piano Lessons Read More »
Do you want or need to create a singing based curriculum for your school, class or club? Maybe you’ve done some Kodály training but have been left highly motivated but not quite knowing where to start.
How to start planning your Kodály Music Curriculum Read More »
Whether it’s in a piano or other instrumental lesson, a singing lesson or in a class setting, this topic crops up all the time.
5 Essential Questions Before Teaching Older Students with the Kodály Approach Read More »
Are you Music Lead at your school? Maybe you have a cupboard of old musical instruments. Or maybe nothing. But you certainly don’t have the budget for new musical instruments or maintenance. Never mind a whole class set! Don’t panic! You don’t actually need musical instruments for a quality, progressive and rich music education. At
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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
Don’t wait! Participate! – Effective learning in shared piano lessons Read More »
Last week one of my Doremi Teach: Piano teachers asked me for ideas of pieces in triple metre and I was reminded of this beautiful do pentatonic song from South West Queensland, Australia. It was collected by H.O. Lethbridge and published in England in 1937 and you can see the original publication here. However over
Gunggari Maranoa Lullaby – a do pentatonic song Read More »
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
A Wintery Song for Young Musicians this Christmas Read More »