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Recreational
Music Making
in EVERY Lesson
National Conference on Piano Pedagogy
Oak Brook • 2007
Susan Flinn
Owner & Instructor
The Music Studio
Stafford, Virginia
Serena Mackey
Owner • Program Director • TEACHER! • Curriculum Development
Education Consultant,
Recreational Music Making...
as an Attitude of Instruction
Recreational Music
Making Defined
Formal Music Instruction
Proficiency, Mastery,
Discipline
Individual Lessons
Performance
Exclusive
Teacher
RMM
Wellness, Enjoyment,
Communication,
Support, Creative, Nonmusical Outcomes
Group Lessons
Performance Alternatives
Inclusive
Coach
Recreational Music Making
...as a cultural response to
the Millennial Generation
• Child based choices
• Satisfaction component
• Alternatives to performance
Traditional v. Recreational
Theory Workbook Homework
Assignment
Use Alfred’s EMT or Music Ace during
lesson/lab
Chord/Cadence exercises for I, IV, Play chords along with
V, and inversions,
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Pop Songs (ex:
sneak preview of Alison Kraus piece
Identifying Major/minor chords
available on SheetMusicPlus.com)
Ear Training Requirement for
National Guild
singing with Auralia interval drills
Constructing Scales,
Composition, understanding time
signature/rhythm
Music Ace Doodle Pad (teacher sets
parameters)Rhythm Dictation
(Auralia/Musition)
Sight reading
Home Concert from Timewarp
Technologies
Recreational Music Making
...and implementation of
technology
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Make authentic music
Digital Instruments
– Use of CDs
– ensemble playing
•
Computers
– composition
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iPod Access
YouTube
MIDI Playback
Use of MIDI Playback
Recreational Music Making
...and use of group
• No one
recreates
alone
• Stereotype:
solitude to
social
• Group as
motivator
Recreational Music Making
…and benefits to students
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Pride in taking music lessons
Music appreciation
Realistic Goals for a Musical Future
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Adult Lessons
Musical choices for the next generation
Millennials Rising: The Next
Great Generation
by Neil Howe and William Strauss
• Only 3 in 10 hang out with 1 or 2 close
friends
• 66% prefer larger groups of friends
• 8th and 10th graders would rather be
active with friends than creative
alone
Recreational Music Making
...as a marketing tool
• Match need to
Market
• The Cool Factor
• The Sandwich
Board Student
• Replace the
Recital
• Peer Support and
Low turnover
Music is an artistry of time.
Being able to give a superb
performance in real time requires
extreme discipline and
practice....only a handful of
musicians are able to attain both
the technique and the musical
sensitivity needed at this level.
--Ikutaro Kakehashi, I Believe In Music