E01.30: Exciting News!

In this episode, I share some exciting news: MY BOOK IS OUT!

Mentioned in this episode:

GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
“Weaving It All Together: A Practical Guide to Applying Gordon’s Music Learning Theory in the Elementary General Music Program” (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/weaving-it-all-together-book-g10575)
First in mini-series of episodes on core tenets of MLT: E01.01 (https://everydaymusicality.com/2020/01/21/e01-01-what-is-audiation/)
First in mini-series of episodes on informal guidance: E01.13 (https://everydaymusicality.com/2020/09/29/e01-13-formal-instruction-vs-informal-guidance/)
GIVEAWAY: If you would like to enter to win a copy of my book “Weaving It All Together: A Practical Guide to Applying Gordon’s Music Learning Theory in the Elementary General Music Program,” you can do one of three things:
- Email me at everydaymusicality@gmail.com with a message saying “I WANT YOUR BOOK!”
- Post on the Everyday Musicality Podcast Facebook page (ADD LINK) with a message saying “I WANT YOUR BOOK!”
- Share the book (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/weaving-it-all-together-book-g10575) on social media and tag the Everyday Musicality Podcast Facebook page OR email me a screen-cap of your post at everydaymusicality@gmail.com.
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Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!

Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

E01.07: Menu of Meters

In this episode, we discuss rhythmic context, or meter, and run through an overview of a variety of meters.

E01.07: Menu of Meters

Mentioned in this episode:

GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
“Niska Banja” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z_0HNGaXZ0)
Learning Sequences in Music by Edwin E. Gordon (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/learning-sequences-in-music-2012-edition-book-g2345)
Rhythm: Contrasting the Implications of Audiation and Notation (https://www.giamusic.com/products/P-5511.cfm)
Meter flowchart (https://everydaymusicality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/meter-flowchart.pdf)
Summary of Hedden & Trehub’s study of rhythmic perception in babies and adults (https://everydaymusicality.com/2020/04/01/rhythmic-perception-in-babies-vs-adults-hannon-trehub-2005/)
“Research to Real Life” blog (https://everydaymusicality.com/research-to-real-life/)
Music Play by Valerio, Reynolds, Bolton, Taggart, & Gordon ( https://www.giamusic.com/products/P-426.cfm)
Experimental Songs and Chants by Gordon, Bolton, Valerio, & Taggart (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/experimental-songs-and-chants-book-1-book-g4074)
Crowd-sourced List of Recorded Music in Various Meters (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15lCZ5r7jTom5nKSbFEkD5ZErzGz0eB0mQ_uhc49exvo/edit?usp=sharing)
GIVEAWAY #2: If you would like to enter to win a copy of “The Ways Children Learn Music” by Eric Bluestine, share the podcast on social media and add the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications. You can do this on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just remember to set the post privacy to “public” or tag Everyday Musicality Podcast on FB so that I’ll be able to see it when I search for the hashtags.
All tunes in this episode were composed by Heather Shouldice and will be published in her forthcoming book.

Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!

Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

E01.05: “Whole-Part-Whole” Learning: Context & Content

In this episode, we discuss the “whole-part-whole” learning process in MLT, including the difference between context and content.

Everyday Musicality: Episode 01.05 (“Whole-Part-Whole” Learning: Context & Content)

Mentioned in this episode:

GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
If you would like to enter to win a copy of “The Ways Children Learn Music” by Eric Bluestine, share your favorite episode of this podcast so far on social media and add the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications. You can do this on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just remember to set the post privacy to “public” or tag Everyday Musicality Podcast on FB so that I’ll be able to see it when I search for the hashtags.

Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!

Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

E01.04: Common Misconceptions About MLT

In this episode, we look at some common misconceptions about MLT.

Everyday Musicality: Episode 01.04 (Common Misconceptions About MLT)

Mentioned In This Episode:

GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)

Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers by Dr. Jill Reese (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/applying-music-learning-theory-in-elementary-general-music-book-g9691)

Gordon Institute for Music Learning (www.giml.org)

Summary of my study on elementary music teachers’ beliefs about composition (https://everydaymusicality.com/2019/03/06/teachers-beliefs-regarding-composition-in-elementary-general-music-shouldice-2014/)

“Research to Real Life” blog (https://everydaymusicality.com/research-to-real-life/)

“Research to Real Life” Facebook page: (https://www.facebook.com/everydaymusicality/)

Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!

Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

E01.03: What Is Sequential Music Learning?

In this episode, we examine the third of three core tenets of MLT: Sequential Music Learning.

Everyday Musicality: Episode 01.03 (What Is Sequential Music Learning?)

Mentioned in this episode:

GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
Learning Sequences in Music by Edwin E. Gordon (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/learning-sequences-in-music-2012-edition-book-g2345)
Gordon Institute for Music Learning (www.giml.org)
Overview of Gordon’s skill learning sequence (https://giml.org/mlt/lsa-sls/)
Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers by Dr. Jill Reese (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/applying-music-learning-theory-in-elementary-general-music-book-g9691)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
Video of me singing with my 4-month-old child (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Ftk0To4LU&t=6s)
GIVEAWAY: If you would like to enter to win a copy of “Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers” by Jill Reese, post a picture on social media with a description of why you love teaching with MLT with the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications on or before February 25. (Be sure to set the post to “public” or tag the “Everyday Musicality Podcast” Facebook page!)