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 »
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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