by Shannon McGuire McGuire.Shannon@MacPhail.org
Singing is extremely personal. It is important for the educator to have an open mind to provide encouragement in a gentle and kind manner, which will encourage the human voice to match pitch. It is definitely OK to be honest when the student does not …
by Sarah Hruska-Olson Olson.Sarah@MacPhail.org
Part Two: Pitch Matching with Children
In the book, “Music in Childhood: From Preschool through the Early Grades,” Patricia Sheehan Campbell outlines the progress children make from vocal babbling as infants to more structured vocalization and chan…
by Sarah Hruska-Olson Olson.Sarah@MacPhail.org
“I’m sorry, Johnny. Our voices do not sound the same,” announced my music education professor to a hypothetical child singing out of tune. The professor’s tone of voice was mournful, as if perhaps Johnny’s dog had died. The professor went on to g…