Tag: teaching
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The Tuning Saga, pt. 1
After receiving my feedback from the DSO audition, I decided to do some investigation (in the form of practice) into tuning. I had some understandings while doing this: Intervals are not equally important. Prioritize tuning unisons/octaves, fifths, and thirds, in that order. Everything else can be spread reasonably accurately between those intervals. 2. There are…
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May 2021: Focus on rhythm
I hope you are all doing well and staying safe. It is such a strange time right now! In April, I wanted to focus on problem solving in music, and in doing so, I identified an issue that we can all improve on- rhythm. Accurate rhythm is a challenge. To a professional musician, there is…
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April 2021: Musical problem-solving
It has been so neat to hear the student’s unique descriptions of the feelings they hear in music this month. It was a very fun topic to explore! April will be about musical problem solving. I often think of solving musical problems as building a bridge. You have where you currently are, and a destination…
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Feelings and music
One of my goals with my music studio is to use music as a tool to explore skills that we often consider to be solely in the realm of adulthood, but that are in fact useful skills for human beings of any age. In January, that was creating and meeting goals, in February, preparing for…
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Practice pledge drive
It has been exciting this month to see all of the students logging their practice and setting goals for themselves! I think it is really motivating them to practice more. I started logging my personal practice and it’s been motivating me, too! I truly believe that practice is vital to success on any instrument. Sometimes…
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Exciting 2021 plans!
Through an unexpected series of events, I am starting my own private studio! I am so excited to create my own curriculum! In January, we will be focusing on habits. What better time of year than the new year? Each week there will be an assignment and short discussion about habits. Week 1 Assignment: Create…