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MMS Teacher Seminar
Modern MusicEducation
Musicality
Motivation
Motor Function
Methodology
Mission
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Modern music education
Mission
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Our first priority is to make sure that ourstudents are satisfied customers, who
enjoy attending our classes and continueto do so for a long time. We should teachthem exactly what they are interested in
learning.
Mission
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Every person is welcome as a new student,regardless of age, gender, background,mentality, previous knowledge, music
taste and goals.
Mission
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Our teachers continuously develop, trainand grow along with their social,
methodical and professional skills.
Mission
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Our teachers should consider themselves,their personality, their competencies and
their experiences as part of a network,which benefits all those involved.
Mission
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Directors, headquarters and teachersconstitute a motivated team, which
understands and assumes itsresponsibility as a service provider,
educational organisation and pedagogicalinstitution.
Mission
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Learning is exciting, easy, fun and based onnatural laws – music lessons follow the
same principles.
Mission
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Lessons should be designed as Edu-Tainment; more specifically this means
providing as much active music playing aspossible and creating a live atmosphere.
Mission
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We motivate our students to play musicoutside of lessons and support them in
their efforts (bands, concerts).
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The most important musical qualities wefocus on in lessons are groove and sound.
Training motor functions, hearing, notationand theory come secondary to these.
Mission
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Lessons are designed to be dynamic andactive. Our methodology is flexible andvariable, in order to ensure that everystudent has fun, learns effectively and
develops skills independently andaccording to individual needs and goals.
Mission
Modern music education
Musicality
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Musicality
• What is it?
• Where does it come frome?
• How does a person develop it?
• When is the time for what?
• How can I help?
Musicality
Sense of Hearing• Pitch• Timbre (Overtones)• Dynamic
• Direction• Aural Memory• Aural Anticipation• Identifying Sources• Filter• Measuring Time > Rhythm Feel
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Musicality
RhythmFeel• Time Structure of Sound• Connected to Motion > Motor Function
Musicality
Physical Functions• Heartbeat• Breath• Wake/Sleep
• Swallow
• Crawl• Walk/Run• Speech
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Musicality
Music and Language are sisters. Bothare based on the same characteristicsof Mankind: Sense of Hearing,Rhythm Feel and Physical Functions.Learning to play music is as natural
as learning to speak.
Musicality what can the brain halves do?
Logic
Words
Abstract
Digital
Analysis
Linearity
Time
Intuition
Images
Concrete
Analogue
Syntheses
Overview
Timeless
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Musicality what can the brain halves do?
Musicality False friends
• Wrong Conclusions – Don’t count like on a ruler – Half Step? Half Note? Third? Triplet?
– Low strings? Low lines? – Note Space is NOT rhythm – From left to right?
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Musicality False friends
Musical understanding comesBEFORE theory and notation,like we first learn tounderstand and use speech
and LATER we learn readingand grammar.
Musicality Now You!
Logic
Words
Abstract
Digital
Analysis
Linearity
Time
Intuition
Images
Concrete
Analogue
Syntheses
Overview
Timeless
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Musicality every concept needs examples Intervals
Guitar Part with Major Sixth?Song starting with b5 down?Semitone Movie Theme?
MetersSong in ¾?Song in 7/4?Song in 5/4?
Rhythms16th Shuffle?Quarter Triplets?Three over four?
ChordsDom7/#9?Maj7?#5?
ModesLydian?Mixolydian?Melodic Minor?
StylesDisco?Trance?Bossa Nova?
SoundsOut of Phase Strat?Rhodes?808?
FormsBlues?AABA?Rhythm Changes?
Musicality Motor Function
Mission
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Modern music education
Motor function
Motor function
In Motion we use• brain• nerves• muscoskeletal system
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Motor function
MuscoloskeletalMuscoloskeletalSystemSystem
PhysicalPhysical conditionconditionPsychicPsychic conditioncondition
PosturePosture
StrengthStrengthDriveDriveSpaceSpace
AnticipationAnticipationTensionTensionRelaxationRelaxationStaminaStamina
ContractionContractionStretchingStretching
ContactContactFrictionFrictionGravityGravity
CoordinationCoordinationSynchronisationSynchronisationIndependenceIndependence
LateralityLateralitySequenceSequencePrecisionPrecision
SimilaritySimilarity
AutomationAutomationReflexReflex
BreathBreath
Motor functionhow to train
• HighestPriority: Physical Well-Being
• Learning Curve: Plateaus and Breakthrough
• Don‘t train mistakes
• Rough ≠ Wrong („I‘m yours!“)
• Don‘t try – do!
• You can‘t influence theduration of the installing process
• Mental Motion
• It can help, NOT to watch the motion closely
• Learn to play blind
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Motor functionhow to train
• Progress isa natural byproduct of continuous training
• A relaxed and patient attitudesupports progress
• Choosethe playing tempos accurately
• Keepingthe same level for a long is also a form of progress
• Good technique is musically hearable (B. Rose)
• Dynamic Accuracy Profile
Motor functiondynamic accuracy profile
impossible
broken
tiring
easy
effortless
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Motor function36 Practical training tools
Loop
Rest
Speak
Clap
Tap
Sing
Hum
Watch
ListenPoint
Read Along
Write
Explain
Memorize
Count
Play
Echo
Answer
Ping Pong
Swap
MoveCanon
Unison
Polyphone
Homophone
Rubato
Slow Motion
Backing
Drill
Exaggerate
Fermate
Cue
X timesSurvive
Showcase
Perfection
Musicality
Motivation
Motor Function
Mission
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modern music education
Motivation
Motivations to start • „I want to impressothers.“
• „I want to play along with my favoritemusic.“
• „I want to play with othersin a band.“
• „I like thesound of the instrument.“
• „I heard that playing the bass is easy.“
• „I want to suceedin an audition and get prepared.“
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Motivations to start • „Myparents want me to be a model son, otherwise they will disown
me!“
• „I am interestedin everything thathas to do with the drums.“
• „I got attractedby your advertisment so I want to try somethingnew.“
• „I have bet with my friends in the pub that I would be able to playStairwayTo Heaven within fourweeks.“
• „I was chosen for a new castingband because I look good, so nowtheywant me to study as much guitar so that it doesn‘t lookembarrising when I act in full playback.“
Motivations to stay
• „I simply enjoy going to my class everyweek.“
• „IfI don‘t continue I have to pay formy instrumentmyself.“
• „I would rather quit but according to my contract I cannot quit yet.“
• „I am not gettingbetter, but if I quit, I will get worse brcause I won‘tbe after it enough.“
• „I am in love with my piano teacher.“
• „I feel that I am improving so I want to learn even more.“
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Motivations to stay
• „MMS supportsme individually, gives me opportunities to be onstagean does a good customerservice.“
• „I might also continue on my own, but through my teacherI havebetter guidance and control.“
• „I have won my met, now I want to be on TV!“
• My musical preferences have broadened, now I want to get into newstyles andconcepts.“
3 limbic forces
Balance
Dominance
Stimulation
What limbic type are you?
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goals
Set up goals for
• thenexthalf year
• thenextmonth
• thenext lesson
• thenext5 minutes
Musicality
Motivation
Motor Function
Methodology
Mission
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MMS Teacher Program
Methodology
11 Principals of teaching
AmusementMeaning
Goal OrientationConcreteness
ClarityReductionIsolation
RepetitionMotionBalance
Flow
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Lesson structure
Intro – Arrivephysically – Welcome > Arrive mentally – Today, we .. – Set Up
Training – Concepts – Musical Items
Song Studies – Expression – Creativity – Habits
Showcase – Play Music – Fun – Accept
Summary and Preview – topics – Before/after – Suggesthomeactivities
Ending – Next date – Goodbye
Teach with Speech
SpokenWords >< Music
TelegraphicStyle
On-The-Fly Instruction
Positive WordsLet Students Say It
Carefulwith irony
Music Time > Word Time
Body Language Music
Vocabulary of Signs
Announcement
Faces and GesturesDisplay The Music