Tag Archives: Music theory
Cinética Musical
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Tagged Music, Music Humour, music terms, Music theory, teaching music
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Theory exams when the student is ready
Imagine. Writing a theory exam when the student is ready – and at their convenience. Not being tied to those May/August/Dec or Jan scheduled exams. One more reason to choose Conservatory Canada as an exam system in Canada. New are … Continue reading
Posted in Examinations, Theory
Tagged Classical music, Conservatory Canada, Music theory, theory exams
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Okay. I’ll share my secret.
None of my students ever get the interval of a minor sixth wrong on the ear test portion of the exams. Ever. Forget the sappy Love Story tune. So not appealing to anyone under the age of 40. Maybe even … Continue reading
Einstein’s Theory. Revised for Musicians.
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Tagged einstein, music humor, Music Humour, Music theory, Theory
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You don’t have to understand music…
…to enjoy music. A warm, inspiring video about the enjoyment of music. A reminder to those of us who teach to not let the theoretical stuff crowd out the love and beauty and joy. _________________________________________________________ Thank you to pianoaddict for … Continue reading
Posted in General, Inspirational, Theory
Tagged Circle of fifths, Classical music, enjoyment of music, Music, Music theory, music video, resonance
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Post-Christmas Blues
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Tagged Chromatic scale, Music, music humor, Music Humour, Music theory
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Yes. I’m the geek.
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Posted in Music Humour, Theory
Tagged Christmas, christmas music, Music, music humor, Music Humour, music notation, Music theory, sleigh ride
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Too. Much. Paper.
Walls are re-painted. Most stuff on the walls has been stashed away. Music has been sorted, culled, and given away. Time to tackle the paper. And ditch the guilt. The plethora of music theory resources – so much of it … Continue reading
Posted in Business of Teaching, Method Books, Performance Classes, Theory
Tagged Circle of fifths, Music theory
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Back on the bench again
My summer (July) teaching schedule is very light – a half-day a week. Two good piano students in the morning and two good theory students in the afternoon. The summer goal for one of the piano students: to improve her … Continue reading
Posted in Piano pedagogy, Sight Reading
Tagged Music theory, Piano, Piano pedagogy, Sight Reading
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No Time for Theory
One of the disadvantages of our Canadian exam system (more about that in an upcoming post) is that because Theory is not required until Grade 5, it is easy to not make it a priority in the early years.
