Newborns have excellent listening skills- babies are musicians! It seems a wild claim but it’s true. Babies are musicians in the sense that they are highly discriminating listeners and have better music appreciation skills than many adults according to Emeritus...
Whether you are running a short session for 15 minutes or a full-blown music lesson for 45 minutes you need to consider these crucial guidelines for a good music lesson: Planning before you can have a good music lesson you need a good plan – written lesson plans...
Curriculum Documents – Following the Rules When I was training to become a teacher there was nothing I hated more than writing lesson plans. These curriculum documents had to follow all the rules (don’t ask me what they were now!) and submitted in perfect...
In my emails this week I have a request for help in planning a staff workshop in music as part of a training day for a series of nursery schools. It is from a woman who has qualified and taught as a high school music teacher but who is faced with a new...
Adelaide Festival of Arts There’s an international festival of arts going on in our city and inspiration is flowing. As we drive through the streets and go to performances and exhibitions we see constant reminders of the good soul food provided by artists in all the...
What are the signs that children are engaged with you during music activities for preschoolers? Much of my week is spent looking for signs that children are engaged while I’m presenting music activities in child care centres. In a recent session I was waiting...
