HeyJaredField Notes on Music Teaching & Learning
This podcast is a collection of creative ideas, practical strategies, and thoughtful observations from the field of music teaching and learning.
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099 - My Bach Year (opens the original)
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It started with an aspiration: “I want to get back into regular practicing,” I said to Steve one day. “But without a performance commitment, it’s hard to justify the time. What’s the point?” “There doesn’t need to be a point,” he said simply. “Do it for you. I think you’d enjoy it.” In that moment, I gave myself permission to start: A recommitment, a new routine, an artistic practice. But what would I play? Almost immediately, I thought of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. I played a few of the prel
098 - Five Ways I’m Applying Slow Productivity to My Studio (opens the original)
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Earlier this year, I reread Cal Newport's Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout for the Musician & Co. Book Club. One of the things I really enjoy about Cal's books is how well-researched they are. The three principles he outlines in this book are informed and enriched by writings, studies, and historical insights. Cal addresses two main questions in this book: 1) How do we accomplish meaningful work without burnout? and 2) Can we take a slow approach to productivity?
097 - 24 Ways to Use Piano Safari Sight-Reading Cards in Your Teaching (opens the original)
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I started using Piano Safari in my studio five years ago. There are a lot of things I like about the curriculum and pedagogical approach, but one of my favorite resources is their correlated sight-reading cards. Piano Safari has three levels of sight-reading cards available, corresponding with the three levels of their method book series. Each pack includes 80-98 unique cards (depending on the level), divided into color-coded units for easy organization. Each card includes 1-2 sight-reading exam
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