Independent Study: Part 1

Summer Break is gone, we have resumed lessons, and are again progressing with Musikgarten's kebyoard curriculum. With the start of a new book, new concept, or new school year I often consider where we have been and where we are going, what has worked, what I would do differently, and what I can do to improve what we are doing right now.

I have been so impressed teaching Musikgarten's keyboard curriculum and seeing how much more my "beginner" students are learning compared to the days when I taught private lessons at this level.

Because of Musikgarten's approach to musical literacy (Hear What Your See & See What You Hear) I have not been able to resist adding extensions to our lessons.

After the excitement and success of our Spring Recital when students got to choose their own special song to learn independently, I realized this was something we could continue and that it would help encourage students to continue on with the next step of musical literacy as they take what they know to figure out what they don't know.

Over the next couple weeks I will be sharing some of these Independent Study Songs students have learned:

MMKB2 Student: Loren plays "Rockin Robin" - arranged by N.& R. Faber.

MMKB2 Student: Nicholas plays "Olympic Fanfare" - arranged by N.& R. Faber.