It has always skipped my mind to introduce non-English songs to my young learners. Quite awhile back I had visited a music shop in a very unusual place on mainland Penang. It’s in the area that locals like to call Autocity. So there was this shop selling instruments for a relative low price and they… Continue reading Fingerplay: ????? [shou zhi bian bian bian]
Category: Music Education
Cher writes articles and share resources for Music Education. Her experience comprises of General Music and a little of Piano Pedagogy. In General Music, Cher has experience in teaching Primary Music/Elementary Music and Secondary Music/High School Music in IB and Cambridge schools.
In the face of little time: Teaching and learning BAG notes on the Recorder instrument
I’ve been teaching the recorder instrument for a couple of years now and every time I conduct the lessons, there’ always something new to learn. Recently, I had a situation where I needed to prepare a short performance for our Malaysia Day celebration. It was really short notice and I was wondering how I could… Continue reading In the face of little time: Teaching and learning BAG notes on the Recorder instrument
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Recognizing tonality: Major and minor chords
This academic year I attempt to teach difficult topics that I have not done before. With such limited time that I have with my KS3 students (40 minutes and less than that a week!), I plan to use the little time that I have very wisely. I’ve been exploring and still continuing to do so… Continue reading Recognizing tonality: Major and minor chords
