Read more about the article TEACHING NOTE VALUES TO YOUR YOUNG BEGINNER RECORDER STUDENTS
Introducing Note Values to Young Beginner Recorder Students

TEACHING NOTE VALUES TO YOUR YOUNG BEGINNER RECORDER STUDENTS

This is how I have successfully taught simple note values, that is, the quarter note (crotchet), half note (minim) and whole note (semibreve) (eighth notes are coming up in the next post…) to young children for many years. I hope that you may find some of these ideas helpful.

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Read more about the article THE BUILDING BLOCKS IN MUSIC EDUCATION
Building blocks in music education

THE BUILDING BLOCKS IN MUSIC EDUCATION

In Education, we also start with a foundation on which we continue to build year after year. This also applies to music education. So what are the building blocks in music and therefore music education?

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Read more about the article USING WORDS IN MUSIC FOR NOTE-VALUES AND RHYTHMS
Using the word "Hop" for the quarter note

USING WORDS IN MUSIC FOR NOTE-VALUES AND RHYTHMS

When we were taught how to teach rhythm to children way back at university, I learned something amazing, namely, using words and phrases to help children experience the length of note values and the pattern of a rhythm! For even better understanding we were taught to let them experience note values and rhythm through movement.

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GOING COLD TURKEY WITH THE BLACKBOARD

“Strange times...”, is probably a thought we have all had more than once these past months. The norm is no longer the norm, and when it comes to teaching, I suspect that many teachers, parents and learners around the world have had to get used to online teaching in some form or another.

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