My guest writer today is renowned New Zealand born composer and music educator Christopher Norton. Christopher is well-known for his Microjazz series; a collection of jazz piano books for students of all levels which has sold well over a million copies worldwide. More recently, he has written Micromusicals for schools, and he continues to compose music…
Tag: Music Teacher
A visit to Holst’s Birthplace Museum
Cheltenham is one of Britain’s most beautiful towns. Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, it is architecturally stunning; elegant buildings and manicured gardens abound. So it provides the perfect setting for the birthplace museum of one of Britain’s most important composers: Gustav Holst. Holst was born in the Spa town in 1874 in a property which is resides in Clarence…
The Kodály Method
In the last blog post I examined the importance and value of the Suzuki Method. Today I’m continuing my exploration of various music educational systems by highlighting the Kodály Method. Unlike the Suzuki, this Method focuses on studying singing, pitch, and musical notation rather than learning an instrument, however, these elements are crucial to musical…