For Teachers uTheory's Favorites: Music Theory Pedagogy Resources Books, websites, apps, podcasts, blogs, and vlogs – there's a lot of information out there! Read on for our current top picks for music theory pedagogy resources, from books to websites to podcasts and more.
For Teachers 6 Ways to Teach Intervals that Aren't 'Here Comes the Bride' We hear music based on how the notes relate to a sense of tonic, not based on the pitch relationship of immediately adjacent notes or even of vertical notes sounding together.
Teaching Tips Memory, Learning and Music Theory Pedagogy What are the different types of memory? What are schemas? What are the implications of each for how we teach music theory?
Teaching Tips 8 Games To Play With Your Music Theory Classes Dr. Stefanie Dickinson, a contributing author of The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy, shares music theory games that she uses in her classroom.
Teaching Tips Six Best Practices for Teaching Music Fundamentals Six tips from our chat with Dr. Melissa Hoag on making music theory fundamentals musical, fun and relevant.
NotesFromTheStaff 5 Ways Play Promotes Powerful Learning In the history of educational psychology, there’s plenty of evidence that supports learning through play. Jed Dearybury joins us to talk about how bringing play into classrooms – no matter the age or level – leads to deeper, more engaged and more joyful learning.
Teaching Tips Rhythm Counting Systems Rhythm counting systems: what they are, how we use them, and why might we choose one over another.
Dalcroze Dalcroze Solfege Games Practical, effective, easy-to-implement Dalcroze solfege games that you can use in your classroom immediately.
NotesFromTheStaff Five Tips For Teaching Sightsinging Effectively Five quick points from our conversation with veteran music educator Denise Eaton, who shares a plethora of tips on how to teach sightsinging in choral rehearsals, gleaned from her nearly thirty years of leading high school choirs.
NotesFromTheStaff Six Surpising Facts About Perfect Pitch What is perfect pitch and why do some people have it when others don't? How does it work and is it possible to learn it? In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth West Marvin answers these questions and more.
News Introducing: Notes from the Staff We're excited to introduce uTheory's new podcast Notes from the Staff to the world today with our first episode: Solfege Systems! In it we talk about why we use solfege
