TWO DAY INTENSIVE
Teacher's Training
The TEACHERS TRAINING Intensive thoroughly equipped teachers to begin offering this to their students right away. “I received a good working grasp on this exciting new method of teaching piano. I was able to quickly get up to speed on what was being taught." Justin Taylor
Dianne provided hands-on instruction and below is the overview for 10 of the 18 topics that were covered during the 2 days.
Day 1: 9am-5:00pm/6:30pm - 8:30pm
Staff and student introductions
Topic 1
Overview of Music Unlocked Sequential order / VC Cards
Topic 2
Teaching Pentascales and Chords using Rhythm Patterns, Pentascale Shapes, Enrichment Activities and Games
Topic 3
Putting everything together with Your Song and Ole
Break-out session
Topic 4
How to Teach Pentascales and Chords in Every White Key, Major and Minor using Songs, Enrichment Activities and Games
LUNCH
Topic 5
Continue Everything in the Black Keys, Improvise and Transpose
Topic 6
Introducing Notation and Timing Using MU “Whole to Parts” Method
Break-out session
Topic 7
Introducing Intervals with Data Visualization and Sound
Topic 8
Reviewing ALL Pentascales and Arpeggios Using 2 Pieces by Beethoven
DINNER
Topic 9
Circle of 5ths, Slash Chords, Musical Symbols Using Visual Concept Cards, Songs and Arpeggios
Topic 10
Chord Charts and Chord Progressions
END OF DAY 1
Teacher's Comments
Bonnie Brown
“The process of learning or teaching piano, transposition, playing by ear, and improvisation has always been a mystery to me. This intensive training and the curriculum itself have made the process clear to me.”
Laura Swenson
“I am very inspired and ignited to bring this way to my students as well as to free my playing at any occasion.”
Candace Williams
“The best part was getting to know the other teachers and going on this adventure together, and sharing ideas. It was like everyone became closer-knit because we all experienced the same “a-ha” moments and realizations together.
It was a lot of information, but the whole intensive flowed nicely.”
Michele Kus
“It exceeded my expectations.
You have given musicians (and aspiring musicians) divine insight, easy-to-use tools, and most of all hope that they will finally be able to take the music inside themselves and release it into the world. You have taken all the necessary steps to make every hurdle as low as possible so that anyone can learn to play and create music. You have broken down the walls that often exist between the musician and the non-musician, so that anyone who wants to can be a musician. That is a tremendous gift!”
Dianna Kirkpatrick
“It exceeded my expectations of what could actually be revealed to me personally.”
Justin Taylor
“I received a good working grasp on this exciting new method of teaching piano. I was able to quickly get up to speed on what was being taught. Piano should be taught in such a way that anyone can understand.
Joy Lewis
”It was good seeing the whole program taught in sequential order, the mix of hands-on breakout sessions, group teaching, and the understanding of learning styles.”