Greetings,
My name is Ron Malanga and I teach music in Kansas City (after 23 years teaching in Dubai & 4 in Florida). I'm interested in dialogue on ways we initiate, develop, and evaluate musicianship in ourselves and our students.
My perspectives have been derived from my experiences and understandings of the work of Gordon, Patel, Suzuki, Limb, Kodaly, Laban, Dalcroze, Feierabend, Orff, and others. But certainly Edwin E. Gordon's work is paramount in my thinking when it comes to developing musicians.
Open, honest collaboration benefits everyone. So what do you want to talk about? My list includes what talent is & isn't (Talent: Deconstructed) plus:
So what's on your mind? Stylistic sensitivity? Sightreading? Writing? Transcribing? I want to learn from you! And if there is a subject you'd like me to try to tackle, just ask. I try my best to be useful.
Finally, if you know any interested teachers and learners, please direct them towards this site as well.
Cheers,
:-)
Ron
My name is Ron Malanga and I teach music in Kansas City (after 23 years teaching in Dubai & 4 in Florida). I'm interested in dialogue on ways we initiate, develop, and evaluate musicianship in ourselves and our students.
My perspectives have been derived from my experiences and understandings of the work of Gordon, Patel, Suzuki, Limb, Kodaly, Laban, Dalcroze, Feierabend, Orff, and others. But certainly Edwin E. Gordon's work is paramount in my thinking when it comes to developing musicians.
Open, honest collaboration benefits everyone. So what do you want to talk about? My list includes what talent is & isn't (Talent: Deconstructed) plus:
- Developing musical thought: Developing Musicianship and A Great Start to Each Class
- Towards curricular merit: What Kids Need vs. What Kids Get
- Physical Technique: Making Muscles Mirror Thoughts and Tips on Technique
- Rhythmic Precision: How Rhythm Really Works
- Intonation Accuracy: How Tone Really Works
- How Reading Really Works ('icons that sing'): Reading Readiness Readdressed
- Biological Bases: The Foundations of Musicianship
- Aural Comprehension: Contexts are Crucial
- Early Childhood Music: Early Childhood Essentials
- Learning to Improvise: Improvisation--The Master Skill
- Achievement Research: How DAA-gr.5 beat JC-gr.11 and Researching New Approaches
- plus some more personal musings: Music Reveals Our Reality and Notable Quotes
- And the one that gets me in trouble: There's um, nothing to...um...see here. Move along.
So what's on your mind? Stylistic sensitivity? Sightreading? Writing? Transcribing? I want to learn from you! And if there is a subject you'd like me to try to tackle, just ask. I try my best to be useful.
Finally, if you know any interested teachers and learners, please direct them towards this site as well.
Cheers,
:-)
Ron
Personal Note: Edwin E. Gordon’s Music Learning Theory provides the basis for just about everything in this blog. I urge all parents & teachers to discover the efficacy of MLT. www.giml.org is a great place to start.