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Musicianship Monthly for April

3/29/2021

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It's that time again! A new month means a new opportunity to explore a fun musicianship skill with your students! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!)

For the month of April, we will be exploring 3 basic chord progressions and creating original music using the process of guided composition. Through this process, even your elementary students can compose and notate their own musically satisfying compositions!

Click "read more" to learn how it works, and to download your free guided composition worksheets!


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Musicianship Monthly for March

2/26/2021

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It's that time again! The start of a new month means the opportunity to explore a new musicianship skill! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!)

This month's activities highlight a skill that is very valuable, but can be tough to teach. So even if you've never worked on this skill with your students--don't worry! Read on for resources to help give your students an introduction to ear training--specifically, playing melodies by ear!


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Musicianship Monthly for February

1/31/2021

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It's that time again! The start of a new month means the opportunity to explore a new musicianship skill! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!)


This month's activity is a fun one, and a perfect way to beat the "winter blues." Read on for resources to help your students learn about the 12 Bar Blues!



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Musicianship Monthly for January

12/30/2020

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Want to learn more about "Musicianship Monthly" and see past topics? Click HERE!

This month's musicianship skill is a perfect way to kick off the new year. Invite your students to participate in a "new year, new key" challenge by learning how to transpose!

Click "read more" for your free resources on teaching transposition!


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New Blog Feature: Musicianship Monthly!

11/28/2020

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I am excited to share a new monthly feature here on my blog that I hope will be very helpful for teachers and students!

If you've read some of my previous blog posts, you know that helping my students to build solid musicianship skills (ear training, improvising, harmonizing, transposing, etc.) is one of the foundations of my teaching philosophy. However, it often can be difficult to fit these skills into our lessons on a regular basis when much of our time is occupied with working on repertoire, music theory, and technique.

My strategy with my own students has been to rotate through these musicianship skills by using many of the free resources I have posted here on my website, along with others that have been generously shared by other educators from around the web. So, starting this month, I will be highlighting one musicianship skill each month and sharing some of my favorite free resources related to that skill. It is my goal to give teachers new inspiration and helpful resources for fitting these musicianship skills into their lessons on a regular basis.

Would you like to join in on the fun? If so, read on for resources related to the musicianship skill I will be highlighting in December: lead sheet playing!


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    Chrissy Ricker is a pianist, teacher, and composer from North Carolina. These are her thoughts on teaching, composing, and all things music.


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