by Tom Hawley | Sep 27, 2020 | FS-General
It’s the year 2020. As a new mother, you sit in the rocking chair holding your crying infant wishing, hoping, praying, that he will fall asleep before you join in on the tears. You do all you can to rock your inconsolable baby to sleep, but nothing seems to comfort...
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 | FS-General, Uncategorized
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” events and 10 weeks of Zoom parent/child classes. I have...
by Tom Hawley | Jul 10, 2020 | FS-General
Created by FAME teacher trainer David Rankine of Kington, Ontario in Canada, The “Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Music Class” was an attempt to re-create and preserve the excitement and research-based learning embodied in First Steps in Music and Conversational...
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...
