NoteSense Music Reading Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr. Elizabeth Morrow
Welcome to the NoteSense Music Reading Podcast. I'm your host Dr. Elizabeth Morrow. I made this podcast to talk about the origins of NoteSense and why I decided to create this teaching approach. I hope you enjoy the conversation and stick around for more detailed discussions about the NoteSense Music Reading Program.
In this episode we discuss the prerequisite knowledge necessary for learning about duration and rhythm, and then the specific approach to teaching the foundation of duration, the whole note and its subsequent fractional duration values.
Hello, and welcome to episode 3 of the NoteSense Music Reading Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Elizabeth Morrow. NoteSense is a one-on-one instructional approach to teaching music reading modeled on dyslexia instruction. It is designed for brains that learn differently. NoteSense works for anyone who is struggling with reading music notation. Episode 3 continues the detailed exploration of NoteSense. We will expand the discussion about the multisensory sequential structured approach to teaching, and we will review the foundation understanding that is required before teaching individual pitches, followed by the specific approach to pitch instruction.
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
2:35 – NoteSense Modeled on Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE)
3:08 – NoteSense as a Reading Remediation Program
5:32 – Teaching for Understanding vs. Knowledge
10:23 – Importance of Procedures and Repetition
12:36 – Review of Foundation Learning Before Pitch Introduction
13:29 – Teaching the Descending Pitch Order
23:11 – The Importance of Sequential, Cumulative Learning
24:24 – Misunderstanding the Student Who Struggles
29:10 – Vocabulary for Geography of Staff
30:50 – Definition Cards
33:15 – Steps to Introducing the First Pitch
35:19 – Introducing the Note Head
37:25 – Doing What Is Best for the Student
38:10 – Expressive Instruction – the Drawing Component
39:58 – Introducing Pitch A
41:28 – Using the Grand Staff Octave Chart
41:50 – Taking the Pitch to the Instrument
45:55 – Pedagogical Reason for Learning Pitches Contained Within the Staff First
48:54 – Outro
Please email me at elizabeth@notesensemusic.com with comments or questions!
Welcome to the NoteSense Music Reading Podcast. I'm your host Dr. Elizabeth Morrow. In this episode, my co-host Andy Campbell and I talk about the design of NoteSense and how I constructed the teaching method. We discuss the approach to designing the method, establishing foundational knowledge, introducing the staff and pitch, and many more related topics. There are more episodes to come over the winter and spring of 2021. I hope you enjoy the conversation and stick around for more detailed discussions about the NoteSense Music Reading Program.
Chapters
• Intro
• The Design of NoteSense
• Discussing Terminology and Establishing Foundational Knowledge
• Creating a Cumulative Structured Method of Teaching
• Introducing the Concept of the Staff
• Establishing Connection Between Pitches and the Staff
• Knowing the Staff and Being Capable of Talking About the Staff
• Outro
Please email me at elizabeth@notesensemusic.com with comments or questions!
Chapters:
- Intro
- Why Was NoteSense Created?
- Expressive and Receptive Teaching
- Combining Dyslexia Remediation with Note Reading Remediation
- Finding an Effective Way to Teach Teachers
- Learning How to Teach Others to Teach This Method
- Putting Pen to Paper and Creating NoteSense
- Are There Indicators That Students May Benefit From This Teaching Method?
- Do Students With Reading Challenges Understand That They Aren't Connecting Steps Within Learning?
- Is the Difficulty in Reading Based on Audio or Visual Problems?
- Do Students Who Struggle Reading Words Struggle with Reading Music?
- NoteSense is For Anyone Who is Struggling to Read Music
Please email me at elizabeth@notesensemusic.com with comments or questions!