by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
The second in a series showing HOW exactly technology has improved the quality of teaching or music therapy.i.e. Problems and solutions. No how-to's, just what impact is seen with students and clients
I'll only use technology for two reasons:
by Hanno Strydom Strydom.Hanno@MacPhail.org
The first in a series showing HOW exactly technology has improved the quality of teaching or music therapy.i.e. Problems and solutions. No how-to's, just what impact is seen with students and clients
Over the last couple of years I’ve adopted quite a n…
by Katie Condon Condon.Katie@MacPhail.org
Teaching artist guru Eric Booth has a new website with some helpful articles, links, and insights
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Two things today. First some interesting pentatonic stuff:
By David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
I accidentally figured out how to export a ton of tracks all at once and it has completely made my week. 8 groups of students at New City School were recorded playing recorder trios. I was able to export their recordings to individual mp3 files all at once!…
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
It's been a busy week!
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
One of my favorite vibes players is Bobby Hutcherson. I especially like his Blue Note recordings from 1963 through 1969. His playing is melodic, adventurous and provides an experimental foil to the playing of Milt Jackson. I started transcribing his solos …
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
The pentatonic scale is certainly common in music from around the world. As a percussionist, I've been in African and Javanese percussion ensembles that have used the scale almost exclusively and of course I think that students should experience music from …
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Sarah Hruska-Olson made the point that the pentatonic scale, in one form or another, can be found in many cultures around the world. While the cognitive universality of the scale hasn't been proven empirically, many teachers, and in particular Orff and Kod…
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Notable scraps for the week:
by Sarah Hruska-Olson Olson.Sarah@MacPhail.org
Many years ago, I took my son to an ECFE parent/infant class. The instructor gave us a sheet entitled, “The 10 Super Sun
ny Joys of Peek-a-Boo.” Peek-a-boo is such a natural and universal game to play with babies, but there are so many great underl…
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Here are some things that cropped up this week (in no particular order):