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TITLE: Music Ed Mentor Podcast #047: Benefiting from Critique
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: May 23, 2019
Curated from SmartMusic’s Music Educators Blog – by Elisa Janson Jones – Do you know the feeling of having royally messed up and been called out on it? Join us for insights on how to recover from situations like this – and for ways to avoid feeling that way from the start. This week my guest is David Beil, expert […]
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TITLE: T.R.I.A.D. – Using a Simple Acronym to Help Structure your Rehearsals
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: May 14, 2019
Curated from SmartMusic’s Music Educator Blog – by Troy Bennefield – For inexperienced teachers (and often more experienced ones, too), choosing which elements to fix in a rehearsal can be difficult. Although multiple elements are required for a fine performance, I’ve found the T.R.I.A.D. acronym to be helpful in prioritizing them. Today I’ll share these pedagogical strategies, that I believe […]
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TITLE: Bridging the Gap Between Music Teachers and Administrators
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: May 9, 2019
Curated from NAfME and QuaverMusic – by Sarah Morong – IS there a gap between you and your administrator? This helpful article is full of valuable perspectives and ideas on how to bridge that gap. The key to a successful music program is not just the teacher, or even the curriculum, but the professional relationship between the music teacher and school […]
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TITLE: The Effect of Music On Your Brain – Three Short Videos
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: April 30, 2019
Curated from YouTube – We hear often about the wonderful effects on the human brain from listening to music and performing music. Here are three short but very interesting videos documenting these effects. Share these with your students and colleagues.
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TITLE: How Exaggerating Technical Errors Could Improve Your Technique
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast and Article
DATE: April 25, 2019
Curated from The Bulletproof Musician by Noa Kageyama, PH.D – Here’s an interesting idea, a bit of a twist on how your students can clean up errors in their performance. I recently had an interesting conversation with a trumpet player, who described an unusual strategy that he used to help students overcome technical roadblocks in their playing. Specifically, in situations where […]
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TITLE: How To Use the Yamaha Harmony Director In Your Program – “The Most Important Piece of Equipment You Can Own!”
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Podcast Plus
DATE: April 12, 2019
THIS IS THE DEFINITIVE POSTING ON THE HARMONY DIRECTOR! Find out why Dr. John Zastoupil, Director of Concert Bands at Missouri State, describes the Yamaha Harmony Director as “the most important piece of equipment you can own!” View this EXCLUSIVE Podcast-Plus that takes your right into the Missouri State rehearsal room as John demonstrates how the HD works and how […]
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