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Music Learning Theory in Instrumental Music

Music Learning Theory in Instrumental Music. HELLO!. Dr. Pamela L. Turowski pamela.turowski@gmail.com pamelaturowski.wordpress.com. Overarching Objectives. (a) develop as fluent, independent, and creative musicians by building new skills and drawing from their prior musical experiences

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Music Learning Theory in Instrumental Music

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  1. Music Learning Theory in Instrumental Music

  2. HELLO! Dr. Pamela L. Turowski pamela.turowski@gmail.com pamelaturowski.wordpress.com

  3. Overarching Objectives • (a) develop as fluent, independent, and creative musicians by building new skills and drawing from their prior musical experiences • (b) work collaboratively to discover confidence and leadership and to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills

  4. Executive Skills v. Musicianship Skills Executive Technique, Assembly, Disassembly, Embouchure, Articulation, Tonguing, Hand position, Posture, Fingerings, Slide position, Sticking, Bowing Musicianship Tonal Rhythmic Creativity Reading with Comprehension (West, 2015)

  5. Problem: Too many unfamiliar skills at the beginning Heavy focus on executive skills

  6. Purpose: Focusing on teaching musicianship skills develops students’ audiation and students begin to develop musical fluency and independence.

  7. Common Songs in Band Method Books Hot Cross Buns (10)Jolly Old St. Nicholas (10)Jingle Bells (9)Ode to Joy (9)When the Saints Go Marching In (9)Pierrot (8)Are You Sleeping (8)Sakura (8)Alouette (7) Aura Lee (7)Down by the Station (7)Largo from New World Symphony (7)Lightly Row (7) Minuet (7)Camptown Races (6)Carnival of Venice (6)Kum Bah Yah (6)Mary Ann (6)Skip to My Lou (6)Surprise Symphony (6)Volga Boatman (6)Good King Wenceslas (6)Amazing Grace (5)London Bridge (5) (Stringham & Snell, in press)

  8. Make the Unfamiliar Familiar Use familiar songs to introduce the context/content Listen to songs with the same context/content Sing/chant songs and patterns with same context/content Play/chant songs and patterns with same context/content Improvise songs and patterns with same context/content Read familiar songs and patterns with the same context/content Write familiar songs and patterns with the same context/content Read unfamiliar songs and patterns with the same context/content Compose new songs and patterns with the same context/content

  9. Skill Learning Sequence • Start with what they know • Acculturation • Acculturation, A/O, VA • Verbal Association • Improvisation A/O & VA • Symbolic Assoc., Composite Synth Reading • Symbolic Assoc., Composite Synth Writing • Generalization SA/CS Reading • Generalization SA/CS Writing • Familiar song • Listen to songs • Sing/chant songs and patterns • Play songs and patterns • Improvise songs and patterns • Read familiar songs and patterns • Write familiar songs and patterns • Read unfamiliar songs/patterns • Compose new songs/patterns

  10. Tonal Scope & Sequence Major Tonality I V7 Minor Tonality i V7 Major Tonality I IV V7 Minor Tonality i iv V7 Dorian, Mixolydian Primary Chords Major & Minor Other pre-dominants ii, vi Major & Minor Secondary dominants, V/V, V/ii, V/vi (adapted from Gordon, 2012)

  11. THANKS! Any questions? You can find me at: pamela.turowski@gmail.com Pamelaturowski.wordpress.com @PLTuroMusic

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