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Music in Trains – Much Ado About Performance Anxiety

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There were a lot of inspiring talks given at the Mississippi College Piano Performance and Pedagogy Conference this weekend, but I was particularly struck by Jonathan Henriques’ “Addressing Performance Anxiety in Piano Class” perhaps for no other reason than that this is a not-all-too-often-discussed topic that affects nearly every musician. His take posed the problem as. Coping in place of what should be. Much Ado About Performance Anxiety. Sdot; April 30th, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment. The ironic result is that a...

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Archive for the "Teaching" Category. How Expectations Contribute to Student Success. THE SITUATION: I think we can safely say that if you have a young student who begins lessons kicking and screaming (either literally or figuratively) because they don’t want to be there the chance for success is low. This of course has nothing to do with ability or aptitude. If a student expects they aren’t […]. Is Your Teaching Business Successful? Relating Finger Placement to the Notes on The Staff. Bowing smoothly and...

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Emily's Musical Musings » Blog Archive » The Practicing Myth

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Posted on 10:51 am. What I call “the practicing myth” comes in various forms, but it always goes something like this:. 8220;My kids hate to practice,. And I don’t want them to hate music, so taking music lessons must not be for them.”. If parents took that perspective with other things it might sound something like this:. 8220;My kids hate eating vegetables,. And I don’t want them to dislike food, so healthy food must not be for them.”. 8220;My kids hate doing their homework,. I think you get the picture.

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Emily's Musical Musings » Miscellaneous

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Archive for the "Miscellaneous" Category. Left Hand Pizz. and the Beginning Student. If you think back in your journey learning the violin or viola you probably were taught extended techniques at the intermediate or advanced stages of learning. There is good reason for this; many extended techniques are too difficult for beginning students and with all there is to learn as a beginner, unnecessary complication should be […]. The Value of Teaching Open String Songs. New Beginning Violin Book Update. Since ...

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Emily's Musical Musings » Music Lessons

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Archive for the "Music Lessons" Category. How Expectations Contribute to Student Success. THE SITUATION: I think we can safely say that if you have a young student who begins lessons kicking and screaming (either literally or figuratively) because they don’t want to be there the chance for success is low. This of course has nothing to do with ability or aptitude. If a student expects they aren’t […]. Is Your Teaching Business Successful? Relating Finger Placement to the Notes on The Staff. Bowing smoothl...

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Music in Trains – Listening: Extracting Musical Data Points

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8220;Instead of mindlessly extracting data points for statistical analysis, Clio intelligently adapts its attention to key aspects… —just like you and I do.”. If this is truly “just like you and I do,” then the study of music should at some level be a honing of “intelligently adapting [oneself] to focus on the aspects most critical to the mood.” Perhaps I could make this more explicit in my own teaching. (June 11, 2011). These were my initial thoughts in response to first reading about Clio. About how a ...

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Music in Trains – I like “boring” things.

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I sometimes forget that there are people who think of music theory as “boring”. Are you one of them? Think about a child first learning to sound out words, not able to string together a sentence. That’s what I hear when a person just starts learning to sing or play some notes without understanding how one might relate to another. I like “boring” things. Sdot; May 5th, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment. I sometimes forget that there are people who think of music theory as “boring”. Are you one of them? Think of the commun...

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Emily's Musical Musings » Blog Archive » New Beginning Violin Book Update

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New Beginning Violin Book Update. Posted on 5:20 pm. I am happy to announce that I have only ONE more song to “try out” on my students before finalizing my new book;. I am very excited to be in these final stages and want to let you know how you can prepare your students, and share some comments from mine! Here are the skills you can be working on with your students so that they are ready to begin the first songs in. The Beginning Violinist. (. Hold the violin correctly between their chin and shoulder.

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