by Sharon Mazion - Breck School
Note from David Birrow: Sharon sent me this excellent reply to last week's posts about the pentatonic
scale's use in general music settings. I thought it was convincing and warranted it's own post.
I tend to approach my teaching more from an Orf…
by David Birrow Birrow.David@MacPhail.org
Two things today. First some interesting pentatonic stuff:
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 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…