music education
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Love Will Be our Home
By Sandi Patti Wherever there is laughter ringingSomeone smiling, someone dreamingWe can live together thereLove will be our home.Where there are children singinigWhere a tender heart is beatingWe can live together thereLove will be our homeIf home is really where the heart isThen home must be a place that we all sharefor even with our…
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Highway to Jerusalem
On the highway to Jerusalem the crowds have lined the wayWaving palms and singing loud hosannas in a grand displayO what great excitement fills the hearts of one and all todayJesus the King passes by! Coming now without an army or a stately companyMeek and lowly, with no ostentation, on a colt is He, King…
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Reading Music
Keyboard Class Steps to Progression Memorize the 5 lines of the Treble Clef, from bottom to top: E G B D F That is “Every Good Boy Does Fine” For the Spaces use F A C E “FACE in the space” Test yourself here: (with helps) https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note/bgtyryo1rj1ynybyrb Here is a fuller explanation https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/10 Black Note…
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Improvisation on the Keyboard
Improvisation on the piano keyboard can be easier than you might first imagine! Please see the “Power of the Pentatonic”- use ONLY the black notes! Lesson 1 Begin near the middle of the instrument. Place 2 fingers of the left hand on a group of 2 black notes (do not use the thumbs yet*) and…
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Read and Sing
One of the best ways to educate children is to expose them to a wide variety of literature. I can hardly count the stories and songs that I’ve known since childhood! As an adult, I’ve continued to add to my knowledge of folk songs and nursery rhymes, but those learned as a child hold a…
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Selecting Choral Music
How to Select Choral Music for Your Group Identify Your Group The first step in choosing choral music is to consider who will be performing it. Is your group a church ensemble or a secular community choir? The type of group often dictates the occasions for which it sings. If your choir primarily performs at…
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Music in the Bible
I believe that it is important for Christian musicians to have some idea about what is known about ancient musical practices. This is a topic for study in itself, but here is a summary: – Music was essential in ancient cultures as it is today, used for various emotional expressions, information conveyance, and entertainment. –…
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Ordinary Clapses
Even if you are not a great singer, you need to know how to modulate your voice. This is particularly important for teachers and parents. I am reminded of the time when I was teaching supply, mostly at the secondary level, where I’d need to raise my voice to be heard over the students chatter.…
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Putting the Notes in Order_ Lines
Don’t skip over the basics. The more securely you understand these concepts the faster you will be able to read music, somewhere down the road… These are the notes of the Treble Clef . The short line is called a ledger line – it looks like a small ledge, placed below or above the staff…