http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Music Education for the Masses en Vox Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:16:42 -0400 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/understanding-crazy-harmonic-functions---in-2nd-grade.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/understanding-crazy-harmonic-functions---in-2nd-grade.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/understanding-crazy-harmonic-functions---in-2nd-grade.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:16:42 -0400 The first grade students last year learned to audiate (hear in their minds, predict) I, V7, IV and V7/V in major; i, V7, iv in minor. This year, they not only remembered those, but have added V7 of vi, V7 of ii, and V7 of V7 of V7 of V7. Transla... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/understanding-crazy-harmonic-functions---in-2nd-grade.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf2190123ddbf9246860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/first-week-under-the-belt.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/first-week-under-the-belt.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/first-week-under-the-belt.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:04:53 -0400 In a school not more than 1/2 a mile away from the school that hosted a very special music program last year, the children are notably different. Most of the Pre-K sings in tune even without having had any formal music instruction. I expected 70% ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/first-week-under-the-belt.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf2190123f160e528860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/read-this-or-go-away-music-teachers-really.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/read-this-or-go-away-music-teachers-really.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/read-this-or-go-away-music-teachers-really.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:38:24 -0400 Quincy Jones on "Arts Education in America." <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/read-this-or-go-away-music-teachers-really.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf2190110168cc545860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music arts education music education arts education http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/teaching-music-to-pre-k-k-and-1st-grade-in-the-inner-city.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/teaching-music-to-pre-k-k-and-1st-grade-in-the-inner-city.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/teaching-music-to-pre-k-k-and-1st-grade-in-the-inner-city.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:50:39 -0400 That's what I'll be doing twice a week this fall. I plan to keep you updated on the children's musical progress after we start the school year. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra started their ORCHkids outreach program last year (http://www.bsomusic... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/teaching-music-to-pre-k-k-and-1st-grade-in-the-inner-city.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf219011016476978860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music teaching kindergarten education teach pre-k teacher training inner city young children http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/school-music-programs-getting-axed-what-now.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/school-music-programs-getting-axed-what-now.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/school-music-programs-getting-axed-what-now.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 May 2009 12:43:47 -0400 The economy is taking its toll and some schools are cutting music programs. Some parents get music lessons for their children. What percentage? Maybe 10%? Of the remaining 90%, who has children who would have excelled in music, but no longer have... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/school-music-programs-getting-axed-what-now.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf219011018202dae860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/nice-seder-tonight-my-daughter-sings-well.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/nice-seder-tonight-my-daughter-sings-well.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/nice-seder-tonight-my-daughter-sings-well.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:08:25 -0400 My daughter sings better than anyone in the family. I wasn't always confident that she would be musical. She was always expressive, but not always in tune or with the beat. She's always had a lot of style. It doesn't matter when children start si... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/nice-seder-tonight-my-daughter-sings-well.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf219011016784f3f860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/how-early-can-you-expect-students-to-hear-i-v-iv-and-vv.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/how-early-can-you-expect-students-to-hear-i-v-iv-and-vv.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/how-early-can-you-expect-students-to-hear-i-v-iv-and-vv.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:12:14 -0400 How about 6 years old? I'm not kidding! Children as young as 6 hear these harmonic functions, name them, and discriminate among them. I've done this in minor too. I've had 4 and 5 year olds hear tonic, dominant and subdominant. We don't call it ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/how-early-can-you-expect-students-to-hear-i-v-iv-and-vv.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf219011017b4ee3f860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music teaching children harmony education music education ear training functions music teachers audiation http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/what-makes-me-mad-about-music-education.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/what-makes-me-mad-about-music-education.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/what-makes-me-mad-about-music-education.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:22:22 -0500 This: A national workshop presenter of a major music education approach (in this case, Kodaly) teaches a workshop and incorporates an Irish song. She says the song is in Mixolydian (sounds like it supposed to come to a "rest" on the tone SO of the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/what-makes-me-mad-about-music-education.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf2190109814b7137000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music kodaly music education teach teacher training music teaching music teachers tonality http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-tune.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-tune.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-tune.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:24:02 -0400 Step one: With most young children, have them learn to use their singing voices by distinguishing it from talking, whisper, and yelling voices. Each child needs to demonstrate his singing voice in solo--not in a group. Otherwise, you really don't ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-tune.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf21900fa969a0f0a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music voice children music education intonation young children sing in tune http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/music-learning---something-to-consider.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Dr. Rizz) http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/music-learning---something-to-consider.html?_c=feed-rss http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/music-learning---something-to-consider.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33:10 -0400 Traditional music education puts note reading high on its list of priorities. Despite the lack of the ability of many children to sing in tune or to move rhythmically and with style, we teach them to decipher the code of musical notation. "F is th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rizzrazz.vox.com/library/post/music-learning---something-to-consider.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252bf5ebf21900fa9695273e0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music reading education learning music education notation teach