Keys to Music Learning

In this episode, Sarah McCaffrey Ritchie continues the discussion with managing teachers and students, parental involvement in music lessons, the school's philosophy for practice, making music practice a habit, and the importance of discipline and joyful learning. Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based...

We are so excited to talk to Sarah McCaffrey Ritchie once again for our first episode of Season 3! In this episode, Sarah discusses her music school, Songs with Sarah, including the the importance of outreach, managing 10 teachers (including five Music Moves for Piano teachers) and 400 students, summer camps, and professional development. Whether or not you run a music school, this conversation wi...

We are so excited to begin Season 3 of Keys to Music Learning! In this intro, Hannah and Krista discuss their summer highlights and the focus of the upcoming season. If you'd like to support the podcast, we'd love to have you join the community ! Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based Piano Instru...

In our final community chat episode with Jenny, she shares incredibly important advice for both new and seasoned teachers. Webinar Links Movement Motivators Make Way for Play Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based Piano Instruction and Music Moves for Piano Ready to learn more about audiation-based piano in...

In this episode, Jenny talks to Krista and Hannah about her class piano at Eastern Michigan University, including how Music Learning Theory has changed their performances and the structure and books she uses in class. Webinar Links Movement Motivators Make Way for Play Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based...

In this episode, Hannah and Krista talk to Jenny Fisher about her background and audiation journey. Jenny teaches functional piano classes for music majors/minors and group piano pedagogy at Eastern Michigan University and serves on the piano faculty for GIML (Gordon Institute for Music Learning). Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! In...

In this episode, Hannah and and Krista discuss a variety of topics including how they choose repertoire, teaching students to improvise and compose over chord progressions, and ways to guide your own audiation development. Links Pattern Power: Learning Piano Repertoire through Rhythm and Tonal Pattern Play : A free mini-webinar by Hannah Experimental Songs and Chants , by Edwin Gordon, Beth Bolton...

In this episode, Hannah and Krista tackle questions talk about transitioning students to an audiation-based approach, reading ad writing music, and accelerated pacing of lesson plans. Video Overlapping Music Moves lessons with checklists Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based Piano Instruction and Music Mov...

In this episode, Hannah and Krista answer questions from the the Facebook community! Topics include: books to get when first starting with Music Moves for Piano, what the mysterious "Create with TP" really means, and tips for recitals when students are in Keyboard Games and beyond. Links: Music Moves for Piano Books for getting started ( Teacher's books and Student books ) Keyboard...

Our final episode with Gregory Chase explores advice for new teachers (remember...FIBAS), music aptitude testing, and Ars Nova, Greg's extensive resource for teaching notational audiation. Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children , by Edwin Gordon An Overview of Music Aptitude , a free mini-webinar by Janna Olson Ars Nova de Audiation , resources by Gregory Chase Support Keys to M...

In this episode, we welcome back Greg Chase to talk about how he jumped into Music Moves for Piano, including his challenges and successes. Greg also discusses the importance of early childhood music, how neuroscience supports Gordon’s research, and the important tie between Music Learning Theory, auditory processing disorder, and language acquisition.  Support Keys to Music Learning through the K...

We are so happy to have Gregory Chase as our next community chat guest, a piano instructor and researcher from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Greg maintains a piano teaching studio of around 20 students, of all ages and levels and has developed a comprehensive website to assist students in notational audiation. In this episode, he shares his musical background and how his interest in how children l...

In this episode, Janna shares her advice for new teachers, including overcoming the initial struggles, fearlessly stepping into musicianship development, enjoying the process, and how Dr. Gordon advised her to handle the overwhelm. Janna also talks about her thoughts on bringing music to life and her favorite thing about teaching using an audiation-based approach to piano teaching. Book Learning S...

In this episode with guest Janna Olson, Janna focuses on the audiation-based piano method Music Moves for Piano , including connections to repertoire, challenges she had when first implementing the method, reframing the definition of success, the difference between counting and feeling rhythm, the importance of movement and shifting weight, and answering the most common question parents ask - when...

Krista and Hannah are thrilled to welcome Janna Olson to the podcast. Janna has been using Music Moves for Piano in her studio for over 10 years. She is on the faculty of the Gordon Institute for Music Learning and is passionate about connecting piano pedagogy with recent research on how the musical mind works. In this episode, Janna discusses her music background, audiation journey, and how Dr. G...

In her final episode, Felicity shares wonderful advice for new teachers (check out the links below) and reflects on how Music Learning Theory has made it possible for her to successfully bring music into the lives of every one of her students, regardless of music aptitude or ability. The Ways Children Learn Music , by Eric Bluestine Mind, Muscle, Music & Myth , by Ron Malanga Keyboard Games Co...

In this episode, Felicity discusses how she introduced Music Moves for Piano to her students and why she chose to delay telling parents. She also talks about specific challenges, such as overcoming the newness of moving, singing, and chanting and successes, such as her increased retention rate, the comfort students have at her recitals, and teaching a very special person in her life to play. Notat...

In this episode, Hannah and Krista welcome Felicity Breen from Perth, Australia. Felicity shares her music background, including why, despite having a wonderful piano teacher in her younger years, she stopped playing and how she came back to it. She also discusses the questions that led her to music learning theory and how her teaching goals changed after learning about audiation. Support Keys to...

In this episode, Scarlette talks about why she loves teaching using an audiation-based piano method and what it brings to the table that other methods might not. Music Moves for Piano Music Learning Academy Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based Piano Instruction and Music Moves for Piano Ready to learn mor...

In this episode, Scarlette discusses the challenges of an audiation-based piano studio, and what she does to be one step ahead of parents questions and concerns. She also talks about the magic moments and how beautifully Music Moves for Piano complements her approach to technique. Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Aud...

Meet Scarlette Kerr! Scarlette is a piano teacher in North Carolina who specializes in the Barbara Lister-Sink method of technique. In this episode, she talks about her audiation journey and how Music Learning Theory and Music Moves for Piano captured her attention. Music Learning Academy Gordon Institute for Music Learning The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine Audiation in the Wild podc...

In our final episode with early childhood and piano instructor, Sarah McCaffrey Ritchie, we talk about teaching Music Moves for Piano, including the challenges and joys of learning the method. Sarah also gives great advice to those just getting started with teaching piano with an audiation-based approach. Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Face...

In our second episode with Sarah McCaffrey Ritchie, we talk about the importance of early childhood music, running an audiation-based music school, and how to be one step ahead of skeptical parents. Early Audiation: Creating a musical bath for our littlest learners Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based Pia...

Hannah and Krista resume their community chats with Sarah McCaffrey Ritchie, owner and director of Songs with Sarah, a music school in Minneapolis offering audiation-based early childhood and piano classes. In this episode, Sarah talks about her audiation journey and discovery of Music Learning Theory and Music Moves for Piano. Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Comm...

On September 16, 2022, we lost our dear friend and mentor Marilyn Lowe. Words cannot express how much she will be missed.  Support Keys to Music Learning through the Keys to Music Learning Community ! Join us on Facebook! Introduction to Audiation-based Piano Instruction and Music Moves for Piano Ready to learn more about audiation-based piano instruction and Music Moves for Piano? Visit Music Lea...