| 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 school years’ 6-9 (ages 10-15). • Emotionally intelligent design • Promotes higher order thinking skills • Integrates practical music with theory and listening response FUN, EASY to teach, and inexpensive. Each book consists of 30 lessons integrating theory, aural, listening and musical analysis through the practical framework of keyboard lessons. A unique lesson format encourages self evaluation, reflection, and collaboration between students. Lessons develop aural skills, improvisation, musical problem solving, research, and theoretical knowledge. This is explained in the 50-page teacher manual. |
Testimonials This has been a great buy! These ebooks are just superb! Interesting topics with a wide range of pieces. Great content with clear progression of learning. Fascinating teaching philosophy! BRAVO! MB -London 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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| Related research Students who learn keyboard have improved pattern recognition and mental representation scores (spatial reasoning). Students who learn keyboard are better equipped to comprehend mathematical and scientific concepts, and score higher in standardised tests. Group keyboard lessons reduce stress more so than resting or reading |
| How does Music and Keyboard in the Classroom address world curriculum? US National Standards for Music Education UK Music Manifesto: The 5 Key Aims. Australian National Review of School Music Education: Key elements and concerns. |
| More articles written by Michael Griffin Teaching music in Dubai. Written for the International Society for Music Education January, 2008. Creating Emotional Intelligence Opportunities for General Music Students in the Keyboard Laboratory. Proceedings: International Society for Music Education 28th World Conference, Bologna, Italy. View the PowerPoint. Life skills lie in group activity. Written for Music in Action, Summer 2008 Music Education's role in developing emotional intelligence. Written for Classroom Music (Rhinegold) winter 2008 The Corridors of Power: Using background music around the school. Written for Classroom Music (Rhinegold) autumn term 2 2008/2009 Social and emotional learning through evaluation processes in the keyboard laboratory. Reflective Learning. Why teach music in a keyboard lab? Adults, learn keyboard! |
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| Review of Music and Keyboard in the Classroom. Read an interview with Michael Griffin on why he wrote the book. |
| Music and Keyboard -Adult Version Book 1 by Michael Griffin 1. Group or individual learning. 2. Individualised learning rate. 3. Unique evaluation format. Be both teacher and student. How does it work? Read my course philosophy and rationale. E-book price: US$19.99 Discounts for Adult education clubs and group orders. |
