Each Monday evening at 8PM EST, music teachers get together and share ideas about important topics within music education. It’s a great chance to interact directly with educators from all over the world and to get new tips and tricks to help you succeed in the classroom. The entire #musedchat discussion is organized and moderated by Joe Guarr.
A1: Music that is about creativity. In the concert band world we praise precision, which is valuable, but not about individual expression. I need that.
Right now it’s @vulfpeck for modern things and Clifford Brown for more trad-ish jazz
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A1: Big mix. I like to listen to some modern artists/keep up with the kids, but have my classics to fall back on too; everything from Motown, Classic Rock, Classical, Pop, EDM, etc. Love Hybrid groups like @yMusicNYC and @PMJofficial that blend genres/crossover too! #MusEdChat
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Introducing myself...
Hi everyone! I teach 4th and 5th grade band, as well as 6-8 jazz band in upstate NY. Very into music learning theory. Amateur composer. Low brass.
Looking forward to a lively and productive discussion!
A2: Its all about how deep they are listening/how much are the my aware of while playing. “How did that sound?” “What did you think of____?” “Did you like what you heard?” Playing “band mad libs” and asking them to complete “That sounded _______” is another go-to. #musedchat
A2: Its all about how deep they are listening/getting them to form opinions about their playing. “How did that sound?” “What did you think of____?” “Did you like what you heard?” Playing “band mad libs” & asking them to complete “That sounded _______” is another go-to. #musedchat
A2: I start each lesson with listening as they come in and have two q’s about the song on the board. Most popular are timbre & tempo; sometimes mood, genre, dynamics. #musedchat
A2: On the first really nice day of spring, I like taking my kids outside for a few minutes, asking for total silence, and then having them write down *everything* they hear. Leads to a discussion on just how much we tune out each day #musedchat
A3: Love asking sections that aren’t being worked w/to listen and give feedback to those playing/pick a section to listen for other than their own. Mixing parts to create duets/trios is fun too. Also composing/chord progressions to better hear harmonic relationships. #musedchat
We use the Aaron M. Cole 36 Chorales packet...love to do chorale 5, singing fermatas but playing everything else. Ss have to audiate what comes next. #musedchat
A3: We do by-ear learning projects where we pick a song, learn it by-ear, and rearrange it for a performance. I also do a lot of solfege with my younger groups along with transcriptions of easy 3 to 5-note melodies! I will be glad to share some material if you like! #musedchat
A3: we do a lot of timbre identification... solfege... pitch matching. Probably could do more but feels like there’s never time to cover everything #musedchat
