by feierabendmusic | Apr 18, 2025 | Articles, CS-General
Virtual learning during COVID necessitated my ability to have my students progress through conversational solfege via Zoom and other digital platforms. I could teach and assess students by having them unmute themselves and echo or decode individually for the...
by feierabendmusic | Jul 10, 2020 | Articles, CS-Instrumental
Carol Swinchoski The concept of the Singing Band takes on a whole new meaning in the wake of Covid-19. I expect to hear: Do you mean you are not only going to risk your health playing wind instruments, but you are going to sing as well? Sigh, there is so much to...
by feierabendmusic | Jul 10, 2020 | Articles, FS-General
Teaching on-Line Parent/Child First Steps in Music Classes by Connie Greenwood As I write this reflection, I am ending my “into the unknown” season of on-line First Steps in Music parent/child classes. Since the quarantine in March, I have taught 11 Facebook “live”...
by feierabendmusic | Jun 22, 2020 | FAME Podcast
Join Missy for a special 3-episode series with music educator Jasmine Fripp, author of the Facebook post entitled “With Love, Letters to my Fellow White Colleagues” that went viral, provoking countless discussions of how white music teachers should...
by feierabendmusic | Apr 30, 2020 | FAME Podcast
In the final episode of Season Two, Missy chats about the ups and downs of teaching in the age of a COVID-19, especially in the Feierabend-focused classroom. She also interviews 2 of her kids, Jackson and Owen, to hear their perspective as musicians/students during...
by feierabendmusic | Apr 9, 2020 | FAME Podcast
Missy sits down with FAME Teacher Trainer and FAME President-Elect Emily Maurek to talk about what Conversational Solfege is and why it is such a great program to use with kids who are tuneful, beatful, and artful. About Emily Maurek Find the book First...
by feierabendmusic | Mar 12, 2020 | FAME Podcast
John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes,...
by feierabendmusic | Feb 28, 2020 | Articles, FS-General
BRIDGES TO THE COMMUNITY SERIES: PART 7: PARENT PARTICIPATION WEEK Lillie H. Feierabend, FAME Teacher Trainer Often a single experience will open the young soul to music for a whole lifetime. This experience cannot be left to chance. It is the duty of the school to...
by feierabendmusic | Feb 27, 2020 | FAME Podcast
John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes,...
