by Tom Hawley | Sep 21, 2018 | Move It
This Move it comes from FAME Endorsed Teacher Trainer David Rankine. It is a dramatic interpretation set to Léon Boëllmann’s Toccata from ‘Suite Gothique’ that David choreographed and led during his Conversational Solfege apprenticeship with Dr. Feierabend at...
by Tom Hawley | Jun 2, 2018 | Teacher Spotlights
Name: Leslie Weaver School District: Hamburg Area School District Town/City: Hamburg State: PA Country (if outside the US): Grades Taught & Specialty Area (previously and currently): K-5 General Music 4-5 Chorus 7thGrade General Music Elementary Autistic Support...
by Tom Hawley | Mar 16, 2018 | Articles
Points to ponder as you build your program. Last week I had two breakthroughs in my classes. My 1st graders tried the game “Oh Dear, What Can the Meter Be?” for the first time, and to my surprise, they got every single musical example correct! Historically, this has...
by Tom Hawley | Mar 15, 2018 | Teacher Spotlights
Introducing Kristen Turner who teaches General Music K-5, District Chorus Grades 2-5 and 5th Grade Band in the Medford Public Schools in Medford, MA. Kristen has been a FAME member since 2016 and during her career has also taught Early Childhood Music. Besides...
by Tom Hawley | Feb 10, 2018 | Articles
In Conversational Solfege (CS) the recommended amount of time spent in the Writing Steps (9-12) is significantly less than that spent developing conversational skills at Steps 2-5 (Conversational Solfege.) After mastering the Reading Steps in a unit, it’s...
