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Creating Rhythm Flashcards In Sibelius

22 Dec

Katie Wardrobe, Midnight Music You can easily make rhythm flashcards by creating a rhythm on an invisible stave in Sibelius and then copying the rhythm across to Microsoft Word as a graphic. Copying the rhythm to Word gives you the...
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Tips, ideas, reminders, starting points to welcome in a New Year

22 Dec

Julia Piggin Learning names in Prep Move from speaking voice to singing voice Sit in circle, feel the beat with silent tapping on knees Also use for anecdotal assessment of beat, intonation, vocal quality (potential modeling), vocal health (be alert...
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Creating Melodic Flashcards and Za In Sibelius

21 Dec

Katie Wardrobe, Midnight Music Last time, we looked at creating rhythm flashcards by creating a rhythm on an invisible stave in Sibelius and then copying the rhythm across to Microsoft Word as a graphic. This time, we’ll create melodic flashcards...
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Mucking about with modes: An introduction to modal transformation

21 Dec

David Banney This article explores the use of modal transformation in both musicianship classes and string teaching. It would not be an exaggeration to say that my first visit to the East Helsinki Music School (the home of Colourstrings, and...
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International Katalin Forrai Award

21 Dec

Anne Laskey, Kodály Center for Music Education, Holy Names University The first International Katalin Forrai Award was presented at the 21st International Kodály Symposium, held in Kecskemet, Hungary, on July 31, 2013. The purpose of the Award is to commemorate...
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South Australia Early Childhood Conference Report

21 Dec

Yvonne Tysoe South Australia Early Childhood Conference 8 – 9 July 2013 Overview Presenters Gaby Freer, Penny Hewson, Di Hogg and Kirsty Dent took turns to demonstrate learning activities using music for children from birth through to six years olds....
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