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Great Sight-Reading Pieces to Get You in the Mood for Summer Vacation |
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 Jamaican Sailaway
By Alan Stein
This infectious Caribbean treat captures the excitement, fun, and exhilaration of a sail around the island of Jamaica! Island rhythms and a breezy, indelible melody propel this piece.
Grade 2.5 (00-33851)...$52.00   |
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Popular Music for Sight-Reading
Patrick Roszell
Belwin Author
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Being back in college this past year has opened up my eyes, ears, brain and mouth to new concepts in music education. I've revisited applied courses in woodwinds, percussion, technology and a few new music education courses thanks to NCLB. A topic that has often come up in our class discussions is sight-reading. Some of us as educators clench every muscle in our body at this topic when we are preparing our Music Assessment Performance in the spring. But why? What did we do in college to become better sight-readers? That’s right, we practiced.
I've been looking at research and talking to colleagues on the use of popular music in the classroom. Some love it. Some hate it. Others view it as a "necessary evil" for the parents at the spring concert. Whatever your stance, it is a legitimate discussion. We all know that we won't be sight-reading "Justin Bieber" at our assessments, but what if we started there? Almost all students are familiar with popular music in beginning and developing band. So, why not ask them to "turn off the radio" and read the notes on the page? They are still eighth notes, after all, in the land of "Bieber" and "Gaga." Just remove the pulsing dance beat.
The research I have seen from the National Association of Schools of Music shows that it removes boundaries between the student and the music. Knowing the music in their heads, they already feel comfortable with the music. They just need to express it on their instruments. That's where we would come in to teach more proficiency on the instrument and more expression in the music. Would it kill us to get a musical performance out of a pop song that could then be programmed on a concert? We'd all win. Students have a great performance. The kids did well and the parents actually recognized the music.
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