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Background, Other methods & Our

method

Current state of Western Classical (&

other) Music Education in India

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Music International Method

1. Traditional Method of Learning.

o Notes. Scales. Pieces. Aural Training. Examinations.

Certifications.

2. Suzuki Method of Learning.

o Parents are involved. Environment & eco-system of music

is created. Great classical musi as a foundation.

3. Kodaly Method of Learning.

o Start early. Everyone can learn. Stress on singing & dance.

Tonic solfa. Known pieces.

• Combines the 3 and more …

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A. Traditional Method(s)

• The British

– Standards.

– Classrooms. Books. Syllabus. Curriculum.

– Large Print. Colourful. Simpler books.

– Grades. Depths. Graduation. Post-Grad. Doctorate

– Assessment & Examinations

– Certification.

• India (and many others)

– Guru – Sishya – Gurukul.

– Greek. Artistotle. Lyceum.

– Passed on from Father to Son over Generations.

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B. Suzuki Method

• Start at a young age.

• Listening and playing by ear is more important

earlier than reading music.

• Smaller Instruments.

• Parents are involved. (Even Present)

• Focus on Violin.

• Limited Extension to other instruments.

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C. Kodaly Method

• Music is what completes a person.

• Start them as young as possible.

• Use any and all natural means. Local & Folk music. The use of known pieces.

• Fun. Percussion. Objects around you. Rhythm. Movement.

• The Home Learning Experience is important.

• The importance of singing.

• Sequential process of Learning.

– Aural. Oral. Kinesthetic.

– Written. Pictorial. Abstract.

– Read. Recognized.

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D. Orff Method

• Instruments appropriate to small children.

• Use of Orff Instruments.

• Combine Rhythm, Melody & Harmony.

• Group Playing.

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E. Dalcroze & VAK Method(s)

• Dalcroze

– The use of dance, movement, mind & body to teach

music.

– Eurhythmics to teach musical concepts.

– Effective with any age group, especially if they start at a

younger age.

– Can be use for instrument learning.

• VAK

– Visual : Aural : Kinesthetic preference and balance in

everyone.

– Communications Research : 7% words, 55% Body-

Language AND 38% Tonality.

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F. Edwin Gordon - Audiation

• Types of Audiation 1. listening to music (think, write)

2. reading music (think, write, perform)

3. writing music in dictation

4. recalling music from a performance (think, write, perform)

5. writing music from recall

6. creating or improvising music (think, write, perform)

7. writing music as it is created or improvised

• Demonstrate the following … – Inner recall of the last measure or phrase.

– Sing what they have played.

– Play a variation of the original melody.

– Play the melody in a different key.

– Play with different tonality and alternate fingering

– Demonstrate with body movements the phrases of the melody

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G. Instrument Specific Methods

• Violin – Neil Mackay or Suzuki Method

• Simandl – Double Bass

• Guitar – Carcassi

• Recorder – Trapp Family Method

• Piano – Wrights or Smallwood

• Flute – Taffanel & Gaubert

• Clarinet – Otto Langley

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H. The IB (or IGCSE) Syllabus

1. Enjoy lifelong engagement with the arts

2. Become informed, reflective and critical

practitioners in the arts

3. Understand the dynamic and changing nature

of the arts

4. Explore and value the diversity of the arts

across time, place and cultures

5. Express ideas with confidence and

competence

6. Develop perceptual and analytical skills.

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I. Psychology based …

Howard Gardener Model

Robert Sternberg Model

The G.S.A. Model (for Music)

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The IMPORTANCE of Listening

• Selective Listening. • Effective Trying. • Genuine Hearing.

Hearing --> Background --> Listening

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Our myMI Method

A + B + C + D + E + F + G + H + I = J

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***J. The myMI Method

1. Any age is ok. Start young. Have Fun.

2. Singing. Percussion. As important as an instrument.

3. ‘Genre-choice’ should fit your ‘home’, ‘culture’, ‘lifestyle’ …

however … must lead to Western Classical Music.

4. EXPOSURE. Music Appreciation; Music Education; Know-how

Techniques to Classical Music across the World and Ages.

5. Borrowing from the Dalcroze Method. Body / Rhythm / Dance

and Eurhythmics way of learning Music

6. More than one Instrument. ONE accompaniment and ONE air.

7. Peer & Group Learning. Stimuli. Stay motivated. You compete

and learn more effectively from peers – even teaching others.

8. Our Golf-handicap-like system allows musicians of any Depth

and therefore age, ability & experience to play with others. The

MI Group methodology.

9. Internet + Digital Media + Social Networking + Learn and Play

music in a 24x7x365 broadband. It’s a lifestyle choice.

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Unique to myMI Method(s)

• Online Annual Subscription

– Contact/Classes Support. More than 1 hour a week.

– Comprehensive Voice, Vocal & Singing Training.

– Personalization. Learning Diary.

• Practice Methods – Accompaniment for Air - Voice or Instrument.

– Air for Accompaniment.

• Recorder (or other) Ensemble Method

– Play by ear support with Sheet Music Notation.

• Children’s Learning Methods

– Song Learner : Orff, Rhythm & Percussion : Recorder : Voice.

• Teaching

– Song Ideas : Creative Ideas : Innovation : Variety of syllabus : Other

Instrument know-how.

• Sheet Music

– Western Classical Music Transcriptions for INDIA

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Instrument(s) Options

1. PRIMARY Instrument (First)

– Recorder.

– Classical Guitar.

– Flute. Clarinet. (Oboe, Bassoon)

– Trumpet. (Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium)

– Violin. Cello. Viola.

– Piano.

– Orchestral Percussion & Rhythm.

– Voice Training.

2. SECONDARY Instrument (Second)

– Guitar. Acoustic. Lead. Bass. Folk

– Keyboard. Chord Organ. Play-by-ear.

– Saxophone.

– Drums.

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Methodologies

• EXISTING (Where acceptable & available)

– Guitar : Carcassi, Aguado, Giuliani to many other.

– Treble Recorder : Trapp Family

– Flute : Taffanel & Gaubert

• myMI Voice & related

– Chorus Methods.

– Jazz. Bands & Districts

• myMI Instrument

– Recorder. Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass

– Classical Guitar

– Acoustic Guitar & Keyboard Accompaniment

– Double Bass

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Key Takes

• Writing about Music; is like Dancing about

Architecture.

o Theory without Practice is Sterile;

o Practice without Theory is Blind;

• The whole and only purpose of Music

Education is to know when the other person is

playing rot.

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If Syllabus (Assessment & Certification

• ABRSM (Grade 8) – Practical and/or Theory. (30+30+30 : 21+21+18)

– Grade 8 and more

• Trinity Guildhall / London School of Music

• IGCSE (Higher) – Listening 40

– Performing 30

– Composing 30

• IB (SL or HL) – External

– Listening 30

– Musical Links 20

– Internal

– Creating 25

– Solo Performing 25 OR

– Group Performing 25

By Age 18

Or 25 in India

Or 5 years from Start

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The MI Syllabus Option

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IB Syllabus SL SL x 3 HL HL x 4

%age BU 1.5 hrs Week BU 1.5 hrs Week

Weeks 33 40

Total Hours 150 240

Annual per-year Lesson Plans 5 + 5 PYP 100 MYP 160

Practical

MP-0 Warmup 5 2 7 2 7

MP-1 Scales 10 5 14 3 14

MP-2 Exercises 35 16 47 12 47

MP-3 New Music 35 16 47 12 47

MP-4 Old Music 10 5 14 3 14

MP-9 Warmdown 5 2 7 2 7

Theory

MT-1 Music Perception & Analysis 50% 38% 34 135

- Study of Prescribed Work

- Study of Music Genre & Styles

- Musical Investigation

MT-3 Option A : Solo Performance 50% 31% 28 113

Performance Preparation x 2 per year

MT-4 Option B : Group Performance 50% N/A

Performance Preparation x 2 per year

MT-9 Option C : Composition 50% 31% 28 113

x 3 per year

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The 10,000 hours to be a Pro.

Weekly …..

Age Grade TAUGHT SELF Month Annual

7 1 2 2 8 104

8 2 2 4 16 208

9 3 2 6 24 312

10 4 2 7 28 364

11 5 1 7 28 364

12 6 1 9 36 468

13 7 1 9 36 468

14 8 1 9 36 468

15 9 1 9 36 468

16 10 1 12 48 624

17 11 1 12 48 624

18 12 1 12 48 624

19 Grad 1 6 18 72 936

20 Grad 2 6 18 72 936

21 Grad 3 6 18 72 936

22 PG 1 6 24 96 1248

23 PG 2 6 24 96 1248

TOTAL 10400

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How to get the 10,000 hours in

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SAT SUN1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 2 2 23 3 3 3 3 3 34 4 4 4 4 4 45 5 5 5 5 5 56 6 6 6 6 6 67 7 7 7 7 7 78 8 8 8 8 8 89 9 9 9 9 9 9

10 10 10 10 10 10 1011 11 11 11 11 11 1112 12 12 12 12 12 121 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 2 2 23 3 3 3 3 3 34 4 4 4 4 4 45 5 5 5 5 5 5 1. Your ONE class a week6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2. What about the other 167 hours in the week?7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3. How to get your 10,000 hours quickly?8 8 8 8 8 8 89 9 9 9 9 9 910 10 10 10 10 10 1011 11 11 11 11 11 1112 12 12 12 12 12 12

1. Your ONE class a week

2. What about the other 167 hours in the week?

3. How to get your 10,000 hours quickly?

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The WHOLE Music Department

IB

Syllabus

IGCSE-Music

Syllabus

ABRMS Club

Extra-curriculur

Singing

Grade 8

Grade 7

Grade 6

Grade 5

Grade 4

Grade 3

Grade 2

Grade 1

IB

SL & HL

ALSO …

Related

to Class,

Age,

Ability,

Talent,

Practice,

Time,

Cost

Investme

nt etc.

Theory

Instrument(s)

• Brass

• Woodwinds

• Strings

• Percussion Pop. / Popular

• Guitar

• Keyboard

• Drums

Performance

1. Exams.

2. Band(s)

3. Orchestra

CAREER

1. Music

2. Arts

3. Theatre

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Sight Reading – Teaching to Fish

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

You can be taught a song; 1 at a time OR You can learn to sight-read; learn all the songs you want all your life.

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Elements that make music

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Style

Rhythm Melody

Form Texture

Timbre

Dynamics Tempo

Skills

Singing

Playing

Writing

Composing

Dancing

Humanize

Values

Behaviour

Attitude

Emotion

Presence Thinking

Cognitive : Recall-Recognition

Listening

Critique

Convergent-Divergent

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Example ABRSM / Trinity Grades

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Learn as if you were a child

1.

Rhyth

m

2.

Mel

ody

3.

Har

mo

ny

4.

Dynam

ics

5.

Form

6.

Mo

od

1. Listening 2. Moving 3. Singing 4. Playing 5. Innovating 6. Creating

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Kodaly Pedagogy

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Music Literacy Criteria

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A “cone” of lifetime Knowledge

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Good foundation in Music

A lifetime journey that includes Music

Child(ren) Methodology

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Voice Methodology

Sound Fundamentals

Advanced Musicianship

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Inherent Depthing (Debatable, Perceived or otherwise …)

Talent OR

Skills Depths

Concerto’s Big Names Solo’s

Section Leads Dept. Heads 1st violins Professionals

Sight Reading Certified Regular Players 2nd violins Violas Accompaniment

Bass Percussion

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Handicap Depthing MI Model © Casper Abraham

Talent OR

Skills Depths

To BRIDGE the gap OR The handicap is …

Selection of appropriate Music OR Re-arrange music OR Split music into more parts/players

* Group Teaching & Group Transcripted Music Playing Methodology.

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“Specialist” or “Deep Generalist”

Theory

Violin

Teaching

Keyboard

Piano

Guitar

Carpenter

Plumber

Electrician

Mason

Contractor

Designer

Carpenter

Plumber

Electrician

Mason

Contractor

Designer

Deep Generalist(s) Specialist(s)

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The world(s) of a Musician

Play by Ear

Most musicians your know.

Music Readers

Classical Musicians

You may know a few.

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Music available … Play+Learn

Play by Ear Sing by Ear

Sight Reading

Popular

Lead

Sheets

Sheet Music

From France, Italy, Germany,

British Isles, Columbia,

Spain, Venezuela, Russia,

Japan, Korea

400+ years of

Classical Music

Folk Music

Learn other Instruments

Piano, Violin, Classical Guitar, Flute,

Trumpet, Trombone

Electric Guitar

Keyboard

Saxophone

Drums

Professional

Musician

• Opera

• Sacred Music

• Ballet

• Dance : Forms, Ballet, Waltz etc.

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A. Annual Subscription

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Music Department : Solution(s)

• The ‘BACKBONE’ is a real-time, online,

24x7x365 Annual Subscription of reasonable,

low bandwidth.

• Teaching Resources.

• Self-Learning Adult-Education Resources.

• Student & Children Support Resources.

• Not just 2 periods a week - ACCESS from

School. Home. On-holidays. More playing will

result in better students.

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Lead Sheets Retail

Subscription

INSTITUTIONAL Subscription

Teaching

Resources

-1 (minus one)

REMOTE

Self-Learning

Sheet Music

Individual Group(s) Collaboration

3-chord

Jazz Fakebook Kids

Resources

1. Guitar(s) 2. Keyboard 3. Drums-Percussion 4. Flute 5. Recorder 6. Voice-Singing 7. Bass (all types) 8. UNIQUE-OTHER 9. Brass 10. Woodwinds 11. Strings 12. Piano-Organ

One-Stop-Shop

Air-Tune

Player

100’s of 1000’s

Teacher Training 1. IB School Music Head 2. ABRSM P6/T6 + Certified 3. School Band & Music 4. myMI 3-chord Trainer 5. MI Lead-Sheet Jazz FB Trainer

Band Resources

- Big Band

- Marching / School

- Group(s)

Personalised

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Annual Subscription(s)

• Type

» Retail

» Institution

• Scope

» Self-Service. Self-Learning. Reference.

» Teacher, Teaching Aids & Resources.

» Group Playing (with Projection)

» Sheet Music

» Minus One (-1) Tracks

» Air Tracks for Accompaniment Learning. 3-chord etc.

– Voice & Instruments

» Orchestra

» Voice

» Modern.

• Teacher Training

– IB Syllabus Trained

– ABRMS 6P, 6T & Certified Trainers

– MI 3-Chord Trainers

– Blues, Jazz, Realbook, Fakebook Trainers.

– School Music & Band Teachers

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myMI login Home Page

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License Options

A. Personal

– Own personal use. Family. All in a household.

B. Private

– Private Teacher. Typically 6 to 20 students.

C. Institution (Group or Personal)

– Schools. Colleges. Music Schools. 2 to 10 teachers; 100 to 5000

students or more.

– Multiple locations. Multiple towns etc.

D. Franchise

– Individual Franchise. Typical 20 students at a time.

– Partnership. Private Limited or other Franchise. Typical 100+

E. Commercial

– Double-Branding. Sponsored. Any other.

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Individual-Personal Benefits (A)

1. Save ‘pots’ of money.

2. Get books, methods I don’t get in Bookstores NOR on-line.

3. Learn top-line play. I have an Accompanist. 24 x 7 x 365

4. Tune-player. Practice Accompaniment. Song Learner.

5. Minus-one. -1. Karaoke. (It’s all the same ... I have it all).

6. Develop by-ear music playing.

7. Metronome. Tuner. Drum tracks and a variety of Virtual Tools.

8. Fresh & Relevant. I constantly get NEW sheet-music.

9. Improve my Sight-Reading and my Sight-Singing.

10. NOT JUST one class per-week NOR limited to just one hour.

11. Listening guidance. Music in your Lifestyle. Constant Stimulus to

Motivate me. Practice makes perfect.

12. Multi-faceted - Music is an Art-form - one of the Arts.

13. Structured Syllabus. Personal Syllabus. Personalised for me. myMI.

14. Comprehensive resource(s) for Singing & Voice Training.

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Institutional & Teacher Benefits (B)

1. Single-point, single-source of ALL music related

information, tools & resources.

2. Syllabus. Lesson Plans. Lists. Songs. Notes. Ideas.

3. Teacher & Student(s) on the same Page. (literally).

Projection to a Class of 30-500. Read one-page sheet-music

together. Lyrics.

4. Other Instrument resources. (20+ instruments)

5. Piano / Organ / minus-one / Karaoke accompaniment

available for the Syllabus.

6. Time-multiplier. Allows student-self learning. In-class. At-

home. On-holidays.

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Classroom Projection (C)

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Resources & more resources

• Currently available ALL-in-one ONLINE

Subscription for self-service STUDENT.

• Teacher has access to all the above + Personalised

Student Information.

• Off-line HUGE library of music CD’s, opera,

broadway musicals.

• OPEN SOURCE++ repository of sheet-music.

Songs etc.

• Custom : Arrangement, transcriptions on request.

• Instrument Solutions : Buy. Repair. Consumables.

Maintenance. Loans. Lease. Hire-purchase etc.

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Mass Education

Commercial viability & Grass roots

Development of music

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1-to-1 vs MASS Music Education

• The success of the BRITISH education is the

classroom. Syllabus. Depthing. Structure.

Grades and eventual standards that allow

MASS education – resulting in lower costs &

affordability.

• The failure of western classical music in India

is NOT doing this; but using a 1-to-1; guru-

sishya concept even for Trinity & ABRSM;

making money for them at the cost of Music

Education for the Student Consumer in India

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Economics of Group LEARNING

• Not just 30 with 6+ Teachers.

• Immediate Target of 120

• Then 300

• Then 1000+

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The Economics

• Current & not-viable

– 30-50 students paying Rs. 500/- per hour = monthly

inflow of 100,000/- per month. You can’t run a

Quality Music Department with that.

• Potential & viable

– Assuming 1000+ school; get 300 music-students to

pay for QUALITY music classes at Rs. 2,000/- per

month = Rs. 6,00,000/-.

Infrastructure+Resources+Class+Home+Own

Learning = Some QUALITY from the music

department.

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AGE or Musical Age?

• Grouping

Ages 3+

Ages 6 and 7

Ages 8 and 9

Ages 10 to 15

Ages 16 to 21

Age 21+

Age 35+

Age 50+

Age 60+

• Possible Grouping

1. Beginner

2. 1 year. 100+ hours

3. 2 years. Regular

4. 5 years. Regular.

5. 5+. Two instruments.

6. 7+ Teaching.

7. 10+ years

8. 10,000+ hours.

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The MI approach

Essential Performer Trainer

Theory Practical

0 Flying Hours

15, 20, 30 years

Single

Instrument

or Voice

Many

Instruments

Piano, Air

& Voice 2,5,8,12 years

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Role

MI “Pop” Assessment

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Inherent Western Classical Grouping

• Categories, categories & more categories.

Orchestra Sections

Strings

Woodwinds

Strings

Percussion

Type of music

Concerto. Instrument-Sonata. Chamber. Quintet.

Quartet. Octet. SATB.

Dance. Movement. Voice. Sing. Conduct. Manage.

Orff Instruments. Recorders. Guitars. Pianos.

.10-octave+ arrangements.

Numbers.

Solo. Duet. Trio. Quartet. Ensemble. Symphony. 1000+

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Instrument Grouping

• Band

– Drum & Bugle (24 to 60)

– Bagpipe (24 to 60)

– Brass / Marching (24 to 60)

• Orchestra

– Strings (20 to 60+)

– Brass (20 to 60+)

– Woodwinds (20 to 60+)

– Rhythmic Percussion 4 to 10

• Other (as many individual ONLY).

– Piano.

– Classical Guitar(s)

– Electronic Keyboard(s)

– Drums. Drum Machine

– Electric. Acoustic. Rhythm. Lead. Bass.

– Mandolin. Banjo. Ukulele.

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Instrument Sections (Grouping)

Age 3+ Age 5+

Age 7+

Age 9+ Age 11+ Age 11+

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GROUPING

Piano

Harp

Bassoon

French Horn

Timpani

Double Bass

Flute

Tuba

Euphonium

88-key piano

Cello Trumpet

Clarinet

Classical Guitar

Violin - Viola

Recorder

Orff Instruments

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How to train them?

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35-piece

Marching

Band

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Orchestra

& Chorus

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myMI Song Learner Method

Can Read & Use

Sheet Music

Can not

Sing

Play

Accompany

The e-friend. Learn the Melody,

Tune or Air at http://musint.com

Get and fit the

lyrics, words to

the tune.

Key; Identify,

Know & Make

chord changes.

Find ANY

supporting content

for the song.

Listen to an MP3, Learn it on

Youtube, find a friend.

Sing

Play

Accompany

Identify Key,

Intervals, Ear-

Training.

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The Song Learner Methodology

Listen.

Play again.

Sing the Tune

From Memory

Fit the Lyrics.

Sing the Song

Find

Accompaniment

Sing with

Accompaniment

Depth 1

Depth 2

Depth 3

Depth 4

Depth 5

Depth 6

Depth 7

Solo

Sheet

Music

TUNE

Duet

Trio

SATB

Count

er

Play

Tune

Acco-

mpany

Sing

Parts

Other

Instru

ment

Chorus

Arrange

Write

Parts Own

Songs

Song Music

Innovation

Improvise

Create

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Style-Genre

(EACH SONG)

Rhythm Melody

Form Texture

Timbre

Dynamics Tempo

Skills

Singing

Playing

Writing

Composing

Dancing

Humanize

Values

Behaviour

Attitude

Emotion

Presence

Thinking

Cognitive : Recall-Recognition

Listening

Critique

Convergent-Divergent

Song Exploration Method

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Song Albums (Concept & Method)

• 12 to 15 songs in each album.

• Album(s) Collection(s)

– Genre-Specific.

– Depth-Grade Specific

– Occasion Specific.

– Instrument Specific.

• Even ONE Album may be a full-course.

• Upgrade(s) new Album(s)

• Based on request(s), needs, trends, online

downloaded and adapted for this Programme.

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Example Ready/Existing Albums

• Occasion

1. Christmas Album

2. Wedding Album

• Business

1. Casio songbook (Keyboard)

2. Yamaha songbook (Guitar)

• Genre

1. American Folk & Country

2. Children.

3. Latin

4. Jazz.

5. Hindi. Bollywood. Film. TV. India pop. (Custom)

6. Reggae.

7. Classic Rock

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Air & Accompaniment Methods

Left Hand Right Hand

Bass Rhythm Lead

Tenor Bass Soprano Alto

Bass Rhythm Riff / Fill-In Vocal

Range

C1 to C8

Piano

Air &

Accompaniment

Guitars

Guitar Band

Any SATB

Quartet

Accompaniment Air, Tune or Melody

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Teacher Training

The real gap and focus for Music

International

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Current ‘Teacher’ gaps / short-falls … • Mis-matched Qualifications / Certifications.

• Mis-matched Experience.

• Primarily one-Instrument Certified.

– Known problems with Trinity & even ABRSM

– Not performers.

– Weak in Theory.

– Do not play more than ONE instrument.

• Creating Marching bands, Orchestras, Chorus are TOUGH

• Every musician cannot become a Teacher.

– (eg. A salesman cannot promoted to be a manager)

– Motivation. Finances. Incentive. Career-choice.

• Can’t teach

– A syllabus.

– A group. Mass Education.

– Children.

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The Music Teacher(s) Conundrum 1. Minimum acceptable Qualification & Certification.

2. Each Instrument is a specialisation. (There are easily 20+)

3. Mult-faceted Teachers are VERY difficult to come by and

expensive.

4. Good Performers are mostly NOT good Teachers. A good

Teacher is a good Coach.

5. Teaching skills; student-personalisation; using resources;

communications; creating materials is a life-long, full-time

discipline.

6. MUST BE good with Children. Like-it.

7. Syllabus adherence. IB. IGCSE-Elective. ABRSM; In-School

or OTHER.

8. Teacher(s) Assessment. Feedback. Improvement. Growth.

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Teacher Essentials

• Music Practical

– Play an instrument (specialisation) to an adequate

capability. Performance, Recording etc.

– By-ear. Aural. Vocal. Multiple instruments.

• Music Theory

– Education, Certification, Qualification in Music

Theory, Transcriptions, Arrangement. Composing.

• Soft-skills

– Teaching. Use of aids. Speaking. Writing. Syllabus.

Classroom skills. MIS. Records. Computer skills.

• Business Skills

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Quick-fix solutions for these gaps

• Start teaching, get them certified.

• Mass Teaching Methodology.

• Large amount of “teaching-aids” for non-

strength areas.

• Other Instrument support.

• Syllabus based Class-Period specific, minute-

by-minute Lesson Plans.

• LEGAL Sheet-Music. Arrangements.

Transcriptions. Workbooks.

• Event-day “Players” support.

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Trainer Training

• Finishing School

– Teaching Skills.

– Use of OUR myMI Teaching Resources.

• Certification & Qualification

– MI. ABRSM. Trinity. IB. University and/or OTHER.

• Music Growth

– Assessment & Feedback on current.

– Addition Instrument Learning

– Wider knowledge. More Listening.

– Lectures. Workshops. Seminars

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MI Teacher(s) Experience

1. Philippines

2. India.

3. UK, USA, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan ..

(Experience in what?)

4. Taught at Lawrence-Lovedale, Hebron, St. Marks

Music Academy, TISB, Baldwins, St. Josephs.

5. Degree in Music.

6. ABRSM Qualified. 100’s of ABRSM & Trinity

Examination Appearances.

7. Total Performance Experience of 100+ years.

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The 10,000 hours to be a pro. at age 23

Weekly …..

Age Grade TAUGHT SELF Month Annual

7 1 2 2 8 104

8 2 2 4 16 208

9 3 2 6 24 312

10 4 2 7 28 364

11 5 1 7 28 364

12 6 1 9 36 468

13 7 1 9 36 468

14 8 1 9 36 468

15 9 1 9 36 468

16 10 1 12 48 624

17 11 1 12 48 624

18 12 1 12 48 624

19 Grad 1 6 18 72 936

20 Grad 2 6 18 72 936

21 Grad 3 6 18 72 936

22 PG 1 6 24 96 1248

23 PG 2 6 24 96 1248

TOTAL 10400

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Self-Programme Management

Jump-OFF Leave the Programme

Jump-ON Enter the

Programme

1. Keyboard TRACK : Hymns, Classic-Rock, Filmy etc.

2. Guitar TRACK : Rhythm, Lead, Bass : Rock, Jazz etc.

3. Theory TRACK : General, Finishing, Appreciation etc.

4. Classical, Certification. Exams. Teaching

5. Media, theatre, sound engineeering, arts, events.

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Careers in Creative Industry(ies)

1. Advertising

2. Architecture

3. Art

4. Crafts

5. Design

6. Fashion

7. Film

8. Food

9. Games ONLINE

10. Gaming & Apps.

11.Gaming Consoles

12.Music

13.Performing Arts

14.Publishing

15.Radio & FM

16.R&D

17.Software

18.Toys & Board Games

19.TV

20.Writing

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Careers in Music 1 Performer Play an instrument to a certain Depth of competence.

2 Vocalist Sing. Specialise in a genre, voice range, language etc.

3 Instrument maker The best instruments even today are handmade.

4 Repair of Instruments Repair of instruments requires enormous expertise.

5 Instrument Tuning Tuning a piano or an organ is not for everyone.

6 Composer Create music for any purpose. Lyrics. Song-writing.

7 Conductor Conduct a group of musicians.

8 Songwriter - Lyricist Create words for songs.

9 Music Transcription Arrange music. Transcribe from one set of instruments to another set of instruments.

10 Music Teacher Teach music.

11 Music Examiner Assessment. Examination. Certification. Qualifying the musical ability and talent of People.

12 Music Therapy Use music to help people with clinical or psychological problems.

13 Event Management Manage Events related to Music.

14 Music Direction Planning, Designing, Organising, Conducting, Rehearsing, Performing an Ensemble, Group etc. related to Music.

15 Music Critique Cover music events and write for TV, Radio, Internet, blogs, Reviews of CD's, iTunes music etc.

16 Compere, DJ Host. Disc-Jockey. Compere. Introduce Performers Present music and related programmes or events.

17 Recording Engineer Capture live performances for stored later playback.

18 Music Appreciation An informed connoisseur of music

19 Audiophile Sound and music for what it is. Recording appreciation.

20 Digital Music A whole new generation that includes MP3, iPod, Itunes etc.

21 Soundtrack Music 90% of video depends on the audio. The music and soundtrack for Video, TV, Film, Documentaries etc.

22 Music Historian Music Library. Instrument archive. Curator of Music

23 Marketing Sales The Marketing of Music resulting in Sales. Convert music into revenue generating opportunities

24 Music Legality Legal issues related to music. Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights related to the Performing Arts; Music Scores, Recordings etc.

25 Music for Dance Music for Dance. Dancing itself is a specific genre of musical expression and takes years of practice. Early dance, Baroque, Waltz,

Chaconne, Ballet to name a few.

26 Music for Opera Musc for the Opera and the Integration of music, theatre, recitative, genre, period etc.

27 Sacred Music Music exclusively for the worship of God, faith and belief using any langauge from Classical, Latin, Italian, German, English to your local

language.

28 Pocket Money After some achievement and Certification help people around you get involved in Music. Charge them a fee if you must.

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Teacher Career Growth Path • Category A

– Identify. Support. IB SL, HL & IGCSE Music Elective Teacher(s)

• Category B

– Voice / Instrument Specialists. Professional & Career in Music.

– Grade 6 Theory. Grade 6 Practical. ICT and/or Capable of Grade 6+

• Category C

– Less than Grade 5. Professional Career Seeker

– General Music Teaching.

– Adequate. Competent.

• Category D

– Adult 21+ Senior Student. Teacher Trainee. Amateur

– Not Certified / Qualified. Performing Musician

– Adequate Teaching Ability

• Category E

– Music Lab. Assistant

– Supervisory. Adequate Communication Skills.

– TRAINEE

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Earning Potential

Cost

CAT-A HL Music Family Focus Career Option Affordability Talented

CAT-B SL Music

CAT-C Grade 5+

CAT-D Grade 1-5

CAT-E Hobby Casual Pop Visibility

Pocket Money

12 L+ CTC 1.8 L+ 3.6 L+ 5 L+

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Teacher Motivation • Teaching

– Professional. Work FOR, WITH and HAVE music professionals.

– Clear Individual Job Description. Job Expectations etc.

– Teacher Training OR Teacher Learning (Group Methods)

– Feedback. Correction action. Learning Diary.

• LEARNING & continuously available RESOURCES

– MONDAY. MONDAY. MONDAY.

– Mass resources. Projection. Cost-spreads over several.

– Group. Ensemble. Band. Class. Choir. Chorus Learning Methods.

– Assessments. Qualifying. Certifications. Seminars. Workshops.

• PERFORMANCE

– 200+ Orchestra and 1000+ Choir / Chorus.

– Group & Ensemble Examinations & Certification.

– MI will manage EVENTS and CALENDARS as a Profit Centre.

• RECODING

– Create own, duets, group or more RECOR. Upload. Sell. Buy. Use. License. Royalt.

– MI will manage the Recordings ONLINE from our website as a Profit Centre.

• TRANSCRIPTIONS

– Create written originals, arrangements, transcriptions of Classical to Conteporary

– MI will manage the royalty, TRANSCRIPTIONS as a Profit Cenre.

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Certification

Teaching Students

Teaching Teachers

Teaching Teachers to Teach Students

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Exam Options • ABRSM

– Recongized. Expensive

– Voice. Theory and MOST Instrument(s).

– Theory.

– Teacher Diploma

• Trinity

– Popular.

– Any Instrument, any type.

• London College of Music Exams

– Guitar, Keyboard. (More relevant).

• Music International

– Value for Money. Jobs. Careers.

– ABRSM-Trinity++

– India Market. Reality. Bollywood.

– 50% Internal Assessment.

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Hierarchy of Music Education

Quick

Keyboard

Quick

Guitar

Teacher

Training

6-month Certificate

1-year Diploma

3-year Degree

Music Appreciation

Children Vocal

Children Recorders

Pop-Other

Instruments

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Assessment leading to Certificate

Join us in a Journey of Music

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