Brummet's Conscious Blog

Media Appearance - Author Interview We are so often interviewed or featured by media around the planet, however we are only occasionally featured in Canadian media... and I'm thrilled to share that the Canadian-Media  published an interview with Dave and I - discussing the world of writing and also Dave's experiences as a musician and drum teacher : Check out our interview on this publication : https://www.canadian-media.com/reviewsinterviews/we-focus-on-topics-that-lead-to-proactive-positive-sustainable-culture-lillian-dave-brummet ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~  

Do You Want to Be a Musician   ...Or Just Learn to Play Songs?  *Written by: Denver Chetty is a musician, music teacher and entrepreneur. Visit the 12-Notes blog, discover new artists/music and sign up for the newsletter via: http://www.12notes.co  Whenever I meet a student for the first time I ask them a few questions:  - Why do you want to learn to play the guitar?  - What's your favourite type of music?  Who are your favourite artists/bands?  - Do you want to be a musician or do you just want to learn to play songs? The last question always baffles them. The common response to that question is: - " Is there a difference? " The answer is " Yes, there is a huge difference... to me anyway ." If a student just wants to learn to play songs then I find the songs that they like, work it out in different keys and then teach them the chords and anything else that they need to play the song exactly the way they hear it. This method is...

Tips on How to Teach Music to Children With Dyslexia  It is very important to make it clear at the start that dyslexia is not the result of low intelligence, although it is possible for someone of low intelligence also to be dyslexic. A teacher may be totally baffled by the child who does not respond to teaching methods that are successful for most of her other pupils, especially as there is no obvious reason for the pupil's lack of progress. At the outset, it is important to begin with a subject that encourages a pupil's confidence. For example, during the first lesson why not spend some time getting to know each other and to find out what fires their imagination. Aural tests can be given in every lesson, although the teacher can test the pupil without him even realising it. For example, when he plays a piece of music, the teacher can stop him midway and ask him to sing the last note or clap in time to the last bar. Dyslexic pupils constantly lose their place whilst playin...

Recommended Resources Today... we're recommending resources in the genre of music - Check these out! -- Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression to everyone, from virtuosos to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms, from opera to video games. He and composer Dan Ellsey shed light on what's next. https://www.ted.com/talks/tod_machover_and_dan_ellsey_play_new_music -- Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership -- then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical projects: the opera "U-Carmen eKhayelitsha" and the ParaOrchestra. https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_hazlewood -- Here's a short clip showing how playing an instrument benefits the brain: https://www.facebook.com/TEDEducation/videos/2016416555038207/UzpfSTEyMDg5MDI0NDk6MTAyMTY1ODI0NDAzNzI2Njg/ -- ...and one more (bonus!!) ... Watch these youth and their guides stomp a...

Teaching Music History - Make it Interesting and Fun *By M. Umesh Music history is one of the least loved subjects among most people who choose to study music. In general, history is considered very boring, as most people feel extremely drained listening to the long lectures about what people did in the past. They often think "when I am going to become a composer or a musician myself, why should I care about what some other people did long ago?" Thus, it is very difficult to make students feel interested, or take music history more seriously. Indeed, if it was an optional subject, not many students would have chosen to learn it. Thus, you need to be very creative here, so that you can make students see the benefit of you Teaching Music History. As you are Teaching Music History, you must see to it that the classes are interactive, and are fun. People get very tired when they have to listen to long lectures without anything to do except scribble notes. If you keep asking them...

Recommended Resources For those of you who may not already be aware, I have created 2 pages on this blog that offer quite a few resources for people to check out. These pages are constantly being updated, so keep dropping by when you have a chance to see what's changed.  To find the various pages on our blog - notice the little tabs just under the title heading "Brummet's Conscious Blog" and you'll find several different pages there - including the two resource pages.  One offers links to nonprofit organizations within the Creston Valley region of the Kootenays (BC, Canada. I put this one together so that volunteers or people involved in fundraising events, community events and the like can network with the existing organizations. Likewise the organizations are encouraged to network with one another. Also tourists and visitors have the opportunity to find tours and other things to do.  The other page is a list of mostly music and art relate...

Music Teachers - Your Online Resource * By  Earl Marsden   Are you a music teacher? Do you want to get more tips on how you can adopt new strategies in teaching music and making your class highly motivated? Well, if you answered those queries with yes, read on and realize how interactive music teachers website can make this really happen without demanding much time, effort and money from you. Music teachers need professional growth as well as financial security and stability. With that, they all have to work out to achieve their goals and objectives - being able to work and teach at their best. However, through the power of innovations, whatever task you are to undertake and accomplish can be done with all convenience, accuracy and effectiveness. Innovations are elsewhere; online technology provides convenience and reliability over the years as more and more people including professionals and educators of all ages are getting interested in and inv...