How It Works - An Introduction Some Instruments Comparison Chart - Music House vs. Traditional Lessons Meet Some Students
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Activities Sometimes a child comes in with a clear idea of what she wants to do that day. I will hear her singing a tune as she comes up the stairs or she’ll come in and make a bee-line for the piano or whatever she has in mind. Another child might come in, sit down, look around and wait. In this case, I might ask a question that leads us in some direction. Once we begin, it’s in the child’s hands and usually takes on a life of its own. Questions to wake the “Music Muse” How can you dress a song in a different “costume?” What can you do with a chord? What is a “menu” of notes? A song is hiding in 3 notes – Can you find it? Can you read “Face Notation?”
Some things to do at the piano … Ear training Experiment with chords Learn about “Note menus” (scales and modes) and “invent” key signatures Learn about the “personalities” of intervals Learn to read “face notation” and musical notation Play duets Accompany Improvise Learn a song by ear, rote or note Some things to do at the autoharp … Learn about how chords are constructed Study the science of stringed instruments Learn chord families Accompany voices or instruments by ear Read chord symbols Of course, there’s also … Singing Dancing Composing Conducting Jamming Studying music of other cultures Learning about composers And that’s the short list!
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