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MMS Teacher Seminar

Modern MusicEducation

Musicality

Motivation

Motor Function

Methodology

Mission



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Modern music education

Mission

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Our first priority is to make sure that ourstudents are satisfied customers, who

enjoy attending our classes and continueto do so for a long time. We should teachthem exactly what they are interested in

learning.

Mission



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Every person is welcome as a new student,regardless of age, gender, background,mentality, previous knowledge, music

taste and goals.

Mission

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Our teachers continuously develop, trainand grow along with their social,

methodical and professional skills.

Mission



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Our teachers should consider themselves,their personality, their competencies and

their experiences as part of a network,which benefits all those involved.

Mission

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Directors, headquarters and teachersconstitute a motivated team, which

understands and assumes itsresponsibility as a service provider,

educational organisation and pedagogicalinstitution.

Mission



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Learning is exciting, easy, fun and based onnatural laws – music lessons follow the

same principles.

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Lessons should be designed as Edu-Tainment; more specifically this means

providing as much active music playing aspossible and creating a live atmosphere.

Mission



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We motivate our students to play musicoutside of lessons and support them in

their efforts (bands, concerts).

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The most important musical qualities wefocus on in lessons are groove and sound.

Training motor functions, hearing, notationand theory come secondary to these.

Mission



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Lessons are designed to be dynamic andactive. Our methodology is flexible andvariable, in order to ensure that everystudent has fun, learns effectively and

develops skills independently andaccording to individual needs and goals.

Mission


Musicality



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Musicality

• What is it?

• Where does it come frome?

• How does a person develop it?

• When is the time for what?

• How can I help?

Musicality

Sense of Hearing• Pitch• Timbre (Overtones)• Dynamic

• Direction• Aural Memory• Aural Anticipation• Identifying Sources• Filter• Measuring Time > Rhythm Feel



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Musicality

RhythmFeel• Time Structure of Sound• Connected to Motion > Motor Function

Musicality

Physical Functions• Heartbeat• Breath• Wake/Sleep

• Swallow

• Crawl• Walk/Run• Speech



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Musicality

Music and Language are sisters. Bothare based on the same characteristicsof Mankind: Sense of Hearing,Rhythm Feel and Physical Functions.Learning to play music is as natural

as learning to speak.

Musicality what can the brain halves do?

Logic

Words

Abstract

Digital

Analysis

Linearity

Time

Intuition

Images

Concrete

Analogue

Syntheses

Overview

Timeless



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Musicality what can the brain halves do?

Musicality False friends

• Wrong Conclusions – Don’t count like on a ruler – Half Step? Half Note? Third? Triplet?

– Low strings? Low lines? – Note Space is NOT rhythm – From left to right?



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Musicality False friends

Musical understanding comesBEFORE theory and notation,like we first learn tounderstand and use speech

and LATER we learn readingand grammar.

Musicality Now You!

Logic

Words

Abstract

Digital

Analysis

Linearity

Time

Intuition

Images

Concrete

Analogue

Syntheses

Overview

Timeless



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Musicality every concept needs examples Intervals

Guitar Part with Major Sixth?Song starting with b5 down?Semitone Movie Theme?

MetersSong in ¾?Song in 7/4?Song in 5/4?

Rhythms16th Shuffle?Quarter Triplets?Three over four?

ChordsDom7/#9?Maj7?#5?

ModesLydian?Mixolydian?Melodic Minor?

StylesDisco?Trance?Bossa Nova?

SoundsOut of Phase Strat?Rhodes?808?

FormsBlues?AABA?Rhythm Changes?

Musicality Motor Function

Mission



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Motor function

Motor function

In Motion we use• brain• nerves• muscoskeletal system



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Motor function

MuscoloskeletalMuscoloskeletalSystemSystem

PhysicalPhysical conditionconditionPsychicPsychic conditioncondition

PosturePosture

StrengthStrengthDriveDriveSpaceSpace

AnticipationAnticipationTensionTensionRelaxationRelaxationStaminaStamina

ContractionContractionStretchingStretching

ContactContactFrictionFrictionGravityGravity

CoordinationCoordinationSynchronisationSynchronisationIndependenceIndependence

LateralityLateralitySequenceSequencePrecisionPrecision

SimilaritySimilarity

AutomationAutomationReflexReflex

BreathBreath

Motor functionhow to train

• HighestPriority: Physical Well-Being

• Learning Curve: Plateaus and Breakthrough

• Don‘t train mistakes

• Rough ≠ Wrong („I‘m yours!“)

• Don‘t try – do!

• You can‘t influence theduration of the installing process

• Mental Motion

• It can help, NOT to watch the motion closely

• Learn to play blind

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Motor functionhow to train

• Progress isa natural byproduct of continuous training

• A relaxed and patient attitudesupports progress

• Choosethe playing tempos accurately

• Keepingthe same level for a long is also a form of progress

• Good technique is musically hearable (B. Rose)

• Dynamic Accuracy Profile

Motor functiondynamic accuracy profile

impossible

broken

tiring

easy

effortless



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Motor function36 Practical training tools

Loop

Rest

Speak

Clap

Tap

Sing

Hum

Watch

ListenPoint

Read Along

Write

Explain

Memorize

Count

Play

Echo

Answer

Ping Pong

Swap

MoveCanon

Unison

Polyphone

Homophone

Rubato

Slow Motion

Backing

Drill

Exaggerate

Fermate

Cue

X timesSurvive

Showcase

Perfection

Musicality

Motivation

Motor Function

Mission



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modern music education

Motivation

Motivations to start • „I want to impressothers.“

• „I want to play along with my favoritemusic.“

• „I want to play with othersin a band.“

• „I like thesound of the instrument.“

• „I heard that playing the bass is easy.“

• „I want to suceedin an audition and get prepared.“



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Motivations to start • „Myparents want me to be a model son, otherwise they will disown

me!“

• „I am interestedin everything thathas to do with the drums.“

• „I got attractedby your advertisment so I want to try somethingnew.“

• „I have bet with my friends in the pub that I would be able to playStairwayTo Heaven within fourweeks.“

• „I was chosen for a new castingband because I look good, so nowtheywant me to study as much guitar so that it doesn‘t lookembarrising when I act in full playback.“

Motivations to stay

• „I simply enjoy going to my class everyweek.“

• „IfI don‘t continue I have to pay formy instrumentmyself.“

• „I would rather quit but according to my contract I cannot quit yet.“

• „I am not gettingbetter, but if I quit, I will get worse brcause I won‘tbe after it enough.“

• „I am in love with my piano teacher.“

• „I feel that I am improving so I want to learn even more.“



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Motivations to stay

• „MMS supportsme individually, gives me opportunities to be onstagean does a good customerservice.“

• „I might also continue on my own, but through my teacherI havebetter guidance and control.“

• „I have won my met, now I want to be on TV!“

• My musical preferences have broadened, now I want to get into newstyles andconcepts.“

3 limbic forces

Balance

Dominance

Stimulation

What limbic type are you?



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goals

Set up goals for

• thenexthalf year

• thenextmonth

• thenext lesson

• thenext5 minutes

Musicality

Motivation

Motor Function

Methodology

Mission



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MMS Teacher Program

Methodology

11 Principals of teaching

AmusementMeaning

Goal OrientationConcreteness

ClarityReductionIsolation

RepetitionMotionBalance

Flow



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Lesson structure

Intro – Arrivephysically – Welcome > Arrive mentally – Today, we .. – Set Up

Training – Concepts – Musical Items

Song Studies – Expression – Creativity – Habits

Showcase – Play Music – Fun – Accept

Summary and Preview – topics – Before/after – Suggesthomeactivities

Ending – Next date – Goodbye

Teach with Speech

SpokenWords >< Music

TelegraphicStyle

On-The-Fly Instruction

Positive WordsLet Students Say It

Carefulwith irony

Music Time > Word Time

Body Language Music

Vocabulary of Signs

Announcement

Faces and GesturesDisplay The Music

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