by Tom Hawley | Sep 27, 2020 | Articles, FS-General
by Chris Powers Past FAME Vice-President and Teacher Trainer Chris Anne Powers shares her new layout of the scope and sequence of CS over a several years period. John Feierabend shared this with his Conversational Solfege certification courses this summer and...
by Tom Hawley | Sep 27, 2020 | Articles, FS-General
by Leslie Weaver FAME teacher trainer Leslie Weaver demonstrates her technique to teach students whose turn it is to sing when learning a call and response song. Check out the video: … Sorry, this content is for FAME Lifetime Member, FAME Member,...
by Tom Hawley | Sep 27, 2020 | Articles, FS-General
by Miriam Capellan (she/her) mgephardt@gmail.com Fanny Mendelssohn, Romantic composer and sister to Felix wrote her own wedding music, staying up past midnight to finish the night before her big day. Why? Felix had promised to write the music but unexpectedly fell out...
by feierabendmusic | Jul 10, 2020 | Articles, CS-Instrumental
FAME Member Carol Swinchoski cswinchoski@wall.k12.nj.us 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...
by Tom Hawley | Apr 21, 2020 | FS-General
In this brief video you will find 4 different ways to use props in Pitch Exploration as modeled by FAME Teacher Trainer Lindsay Jackson. In these examples Lindsay uses 2 kinds of puppets, a rainbow fan, and a whimsical children’s book to encourage students to...
by feierabendmusic | Feb 28, 2020 | 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...