Indaba Teacher's Corner

Indaba Teacher's Corner

Welcome to the Indaba Music teachers corner. This is an online home base for music teachers from around the globe to congregate, share ideas, and help their students grow through collaborative thought. Feel free to share lesson plans, talk about effective teaching strategies, post exercises, start collaborative classroom sessions, and generally contribute to help your peers! Be sure to head over to the <a href="http://www.indabamusic.com/sessions/rvlouie/536244">Indaba Teacher's Resource Center</a> to share your lesson plans, audio examples, student performances, and anything else you'd like to share with your fellow educators!

Announcement

September 09, 2010 00:20 AM

Rick Louie

And we're off!

We've now turned the corner past Labor Day, which means the school year is officially in full throttle. As students begin to turn in their assignments, practice, and get along in their studies, it's the perfect time to introduce some curve-balls into their musical education. Switch up the monotony of the classroom by trying different and engaging exercises like writing a class song, group improvisation, music knowledge bowls, listening sessions, 20th century music day, and anything else you can think of!

Let us know how you're helping your kids to appreciate and learn music!

- Rick, and the Indaba Education Team.

Comments

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August 07, 2010

Rick Louie Said

Hey Terry, these features already exist, and they won't be changing in the launch.

August 07, 2010

Terry Smith Said

This does give me some good ideas. I actually had not thought of using for my voice students (only have a couple). I really have to budget more time to get in here and learn this better. I'm assuming the features you mentioned will also be in the new Indaba coming out (still need to look into that also). Thanks.

August 05, 2010

Katie Smith Said

@ Terry Smith

Hi Terry! I am not a teacher, but have had years and years of voice lessons and coming from a students point of view, Indaba is extremely helpful. As you already know, recording ones self and using the "in-song commenting" is a great tool, but there is more! It is always nice to be able to record your lesson, and revert back to comments made by the teacher, and examples he/she has done. Also, I would often learn a great warm-up in class, and forget it the next day when it was time to warm-up. You can have students record a set of warm-ups that is specific to his/her needs. Lastly, using Indaba for homework! Lets face it, sometimes students just don't practice. Having students record practice time, or certain songs he/she is working on, etc, and showing it to the teacher in lessons will hold students accountable to practicing more often, which of course, will lead to improvement. I hope this helps!

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July 31, 2010

Alexandra Stewart Said

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to make sure that you all saw the exciting Sneak Preview of the New Indaba Music. Check out the link below. I think that you'll all be particularly interested in the "Day 5" features..
http://www.indabamusic.com/indablog/11563-sneak-preview-of-the-new-indaba-music#5

July 29, 2010

Terry Smith Said

I'm wondering how teachers are using Indaba with their students. As a private piano/voice teacher, I want to introduce to some of my older students. Recording themselves is a valuable tool for learning and it seems the "commenting" feature could be excellent.

Any specific teaching experiences with this? Has anyone worked with Middle School or High School age kids with this in teaching?