Author: ljsmusiceducation

Recently, we had a guest lecturer come in to one of our Technology in Music Education (TME) lectures at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and give a presentation on Gamification. For those who don't know, Gamification is a term used to describe the action of creating games to assist students in their learning. It is … Continue reading Gamification – A music education perspective →

Below is a PDF of the Full Score from my Mixed Bag Arrangement of the theme from 'The Avengers'. Please get in contact with me if you would like a copy of the simplified score and/or the parts. avengers-mixed-bag-arrangement-full-scoreDownload

After completing my mixed bag arrangement of Alan Silvestri’s ‘The Avengers’, I thought I’d discuss the way in which I see the arrangement being used in the classroom as well as discussing the way I see aspects of it being taught. As mentioned in previous reflections, the concept of transfer was one that I integrated … Continue reading From Paper to Production to Performance – Completing a Mixed Bag Arrangement →

Prior to selecting the piece for this mixed-bag arrangement I thought about what specific characteristics make certain repertoire suitable for use in the classroom. This minor thought then led me into a solo discussion which mainly revolved around 3 main aspects; Key and Time SignatureOstinato’s and RiffsTransfer and Creativity My thoughts with regards to key … Continue reading Arranging Techniques – Mixed Bag Arrangement →

A significant concern that can occur when creating and developing resources for classroom use is that the resource/arrangement created doesn't adequately represent the original piece of music. This can result from either simplifying parts too much OR choosing repertoire which is too difficult for the class/group intended. This is where the discussion of creating good … Continue reading Creating Simplified Parts – Mixed Bag Arrangement →

There is an ongoing discussion regarding the best way to transfer music from the teacher’s mind to the students’. A method I have used and am currently using in one of my assignments is adopted from the Orff Schulwerk approach to music education. The way I am using the approach is by developing percussion parts … Continue reading Percussion Part Transferral – ORFF PEDAGOGY →

After learning about how to use different technological devices to film and record both video and audio in the previous 3 weeks, today was the day where we put it to the test. Our TIME guru and lecturer Dr James Humberstone had written a piece for solo piano and today it would be performed and … Continue reading Rolling, Rolling, Rolling… ACTION →

During this lesson we had some experts from the University of Sydney come to our class to discuss with us the legal issues and grey areas that may arise in music education and in particular the creation of resources in our teaching practice. During this time we had the opportunity to ask the experts questions … Continue reading 28/8/2019 – A discussion regarding legality with music education resources →

Last Wednesday our class delved into the array of possibilities when introducing notation software in the classroom. We experimented with different forms of both free and paid notation software and compared them against each other on a number of fronts such as usability and practicality. Software that was experimented with included; Sibelius, Finale, Musescore and … Continue reading 21/8 – T.M.E @ SCM – Notation Software →

Sitting behind my piano today thinking about composition pedagogy and specifically motivic development. I was first introduced to the idea in Year 8 however I often find myself reflecting on how the basic concepts of the technique should be introduced earlier in the music curriculum not just for secondary students but middle to upper primary … Continue reading Thinking… Composition pedagogy and motivic development →