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Listen 7

(part 7 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening)  How can listening be fun? Pause the CD at the end of a song and have the student hum the song that comes next, or pause in the middle of a song and have them hum the next section. Sing …

Listen 6

(part 6 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening) How can listening be fun? Listen to a single song and then immediately have the child play that song while it is fresh in his/her head. Listen for something specific in the music—Stand up every time you hear a LH …

Listen 5

(part 5 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening) How should we listen? Much of the listening, especially in Book 1 and into Book 2, is an environmental experience.  (Yep, that’s a fancy way of saying background noise!)  Just as with spoken language, the goal is to have the …

October Suzuki Quote

Listening until we remember is not enough.  We must listen until we cannot forget.  –Shinichi Suzuki Listening is the foundation for a …

Listen 4

(part 4 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening) Where and when should we listen? Listening doesn’t necessarily mean sitting with …

Listen 3

(part 3 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening)  What should we listen to? (continued from Monday) Variety of other good …

Listening 1

(part 1 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening) Why is listening so important? Music is sound.  Plain and simple.  …

Website: Classic Cat

This month’s web review is the site Classic Cat: The free classical mp3 and video directory Highlights: Over 6,000 performances available Searchable …

Lending Library

(The Lending Library posts are intended to highlight an item that I have purchased for my studio library.  I am happy to …