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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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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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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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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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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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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Deborah Smith Tired of the same old do re mi songs? Me too. So here are three more for your song collection.   Deborah is the author of “Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School”: a comprehensive series of …
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Jenni Thom, Scotch College, VIC Selecting suitable repertoire is one of the keys to a successful musical year in a school, particularly with a Primary School aged choir.  It is no mean feat to find new songs that: Are vocally …
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Celia Dodds In my recent experience, when I ask friends and colleagues the question “How is your Prep (or Year 1) child going?”, all too often they answer “tired”, “exhausted” and “busy”. Prep and school life is regularly talked about …
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