| Music and Keyboard in the Classroom by Michael Griffin Book 1 The Fundamentals Book 2 Getting Creative Teacher Manual • Capable of engaging ALL students irrespective of experience • Suitable for the difficult middle years’ 6-9. • Emotionally intelligent in design • Promotes higher order thinking skills • integrated practical music with theory and listening response • Download a sample of Book 1 The Fundamentals here. …and best of all, is FUN, EASY to teach, and inexpensive to implement. Each student book consists of 30 lessons integrating theory, aural, listening and musical analysis through the practical framework of keyboard lessons. The unique lesson format teaches self evaluation and reflection, and encourages collaboration between students. Lessons include developing aural skills, improvisation, musical problem solving, research assignments and contextual theoretical knowledge. This is all explained in the teacher manual, a 50 page booklet on how to maximise teaching in the keyboard laboratory. |
| Testimonials: Hi Michael, I met you at the conference in Perth Australia. I was totally impressed with the work you showed in your session and how you use the keyboards to teach 'non' music children… Tammy- W.A I am very pleased with the book and guide…Love the books (Dr) Marina -Sudan Congratulations on these terrific books. I appreciate the research, the quotes that you have included and the positive nature of all of the curriculum and assessments. L.S MA, USA The general layout and progression is great and I like the questions related to each piece / lesson. J.H, UK I have been going with your course for a short while now. I must say I am amazed at the positive response from students. Especially the ones that play drums or guitar and have a mental block with 'piano' music. They walk into the class and immediately ask to play. I also find that kids with no previous knowledge love it, perhaps because they feel they can achieve and so the goals are attainable. Thanks so much. T.N -Australia |
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| What the students say... 94% enjoy the course The level of difficulty is appropriate - 91% Happy with rate of improvement -89% An increased interest in music -72% Would consider private keyboard lessons in the future -45% If affordable, hire/buy same keyboard -34% Students also identified improvement in life/study skills as a direct result of this music course. Concentration -73% Co-ordination -70% Working alone -70% Working with others - 67% Skills in other subject areas -42% |
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| Good news from the research front: Students who learn keyboard have improved pattern recognition and mental representation scores (spatial reasoning). full article Students who learn keyboard are better equipped to comprehend mathematical and scientific concepts, and score higher in standardised tests. full article Group keyboard lessons reduce stress more so than resting or reading full article |
| How does this general music course address: the 5 Key Aims of the UK Music Manifesto the 9 content standards USA MENC National Standards for Music Education the key elements and concerns from the recent Australian National Review of School Music Education? |
| Why teach music in a keyboard lab? What's wrong with the traditional approach? Find out |
| This book has been purchased in... Australia New Zealand New Guinea England Sudan United Arab Emirates United States of America Qatar Jordan |
| What's it like teaching in Dubai? Written for the International Society for Music Education January, 2008 |
| “Creating emotional intelligence opportunities for general music students in the keyboard laboratory” will be presented by Michael Griffin at ISME 2008 (July), Bologna, Italy. |
| Read a review of Music and Keyboard in the Classroom from Music Matters, U.S.A Read an interview with Michael Griffin from the same site |