One of my parents sells these flutes and I'm wondering about people's opinions. Thanks, Cathy Combi.-Recorder Logo Combinations recorder - www.kunath.comIt is...
I would like to know and speak with the Waldorf teachers with whom this was designed. ANAWME would be insterested in having a discussion about this! Let's use...
Thanks, Andrea. I had never heard of these instruments before. I value your opinion and will be grateful to have the information you shared here to pass...
Dear friends, I have been wanting to respond to Cathyıs question about working with intervals, which has not yet been possible for me at this time of the...
At our school, we use the Choroi pentatonic flutes for grades 1 and 2, then the Choroi C flute for grades 3 and 4, then recorders in grades 5 and 6. I agree...
Dear Teachers: I'll join in by saying I have worked to move our school to going to Choroi diatonics in 3rd grade (instead of soprano Recorder.) There is a...
Dear friends, I have been wanting to respond to Cathy's question about working with intervals, which has not yet been possible for me at this time of the year....
Wow! My questions sure spurred a flurry of responses. I love hearing from everyone. We have a group like this in our town and it's so much fun and such a...
Dear Friends, I finally can post to you and am very happy for that as I wasn't able to previously and had many questions to ask. Let me introduce myself. My...
Katharine: I have 7/8 orchestra after lunch. Is it music or orchestra or choir class for you? Vocal: If you know Werbeck exercises, you can have a great...
Carol ~ Thank you for being a music angel. I appreciate all of your advice. I shall check out Lewis' books. I do have Voiceworks which I love, and just...
Carol, I just checked Amazon. Where do you get Merwin Lewis' books? Kate ... might have to turn on the humor to get them to jump in but then you can go from...
Dear Kate, I'm glad you were able to finally post a question! Welcome!!! I am attaching a list that I put together and share when I teach courses for music...
Andrea - There was no attachment, and this list is something I would truly love to have! Could you resend? Thanks! - Holly ... [Non-text portions of this...
I'm not sure why the attachment didn't go through! Here it is again! Andrea ... -- themusicpainter@... Om Namah Shivaya The heart is huge - it holds...
Hi all! I discovered that this did not attach to the general email response I gave and so I am sending it as a post. I hope you find it helpful. I often use...
Here is the second resource list I use. There are some FABULOUS sources here for music with the younger children!!! I know that the Rita Jacobs book is...
Hi all, Andrea, thank you for the list you sent out. I agree with you regarding the pop music. I had a fourth grader tell me he likes to listen to AC/DC the...
What a wonderful response about pointing out that the pop singers didn't sing their songs when they were in grade school (in class) but were being given the...
Here's another question for those of you teaching grades 1 and 2 music as a specialty. Do you stick to only pentatonic melodies ending on other notes other...
My answers to your questions are: Yes, I use 100% mood of the fifth and pentatonic music in grade 1. In grade 2, I don't use so much mood of the fifth but...
Dear Friends: Do you know Doug Goodkin's book Now is the Time? He's a well-loved Orff teacher and music teacher at The San Francisco School ( not Waldorf). ...
I have studied with Doug Goodkin. He is an excellent pedagogue and his books and work is very good especially for the adolescent. ... From: Mark CarolAdee...
Hello all, I just went looking for Carol's recommendations for "Bright Morning Stars" and "Songs to Sing and Sing Again" and found them at a source I thought...
Hello All, I recently said I would be asking the question of what a full-time specialty teacher's job description is because we are looking at that this year...
I think it should also include festivals and celebrations for which there is always a demand for musical presentations. I'm actually glad your school is even...
Hi Andrea, I think I didn't paint a clear picture. The 16 hours would only be the beginning and all the other things listed would be added, including ...
Cathy, I agree with you COMPLETELY about the fact that we have to create lessons for 8 (very) different classes. And this means 4 in one day! I think we have...