POP MUSIC tting the most Tim Topham NCKP Chicago 2015 timtopham.com tim.topham.9 timjtopham out of teaching
Aug 19, 2015
POP MUSICGetting the most
Tim TophamNCKP Chicago 2015timtopham.comtim.topham.9timjtopham
out of teaching
TEACHING POP?
Is there merit in
“If chords are the building blocks of tonal music, why aren’t we making them a teaching priority?”
@timjtopham
It’s not just pop…
?
What makes for goodSight Reading?
CHORDS &PROGRESSIONS
RHYTHM
MELODY
The building blocks of music
CHORDS &PROGRESSIONS
RHYTHM
MELODY
CHORDS &PROGRESSIONS
RHYTHM
MELODY
CHORDS &PROGRESSIONS
RHYTHM
MELODY
“Pop is the lens through which we can most effectively teach today’s students about musical building blocks.”
POP MUSIC?What
What part would you like to learn?
Learning small sections or riffs is totally OK!
Students don’t have toPerform or Perfect Pop
CHORDSStart with
C F G
C F G12 bar blues
C C C CF F C C G F C C
C C C CF F C C G F C C
C F G (G7)Hey Jude
C G G7 CF C G C
C F G AmLet it Be
C G Am FC F G F
PROGRESSIONSLeading to
…and composing
LEAD SHEETS?What about
HARMONISINGExplore
from the start
C F GAm Dm Em
CAmEC
CONNECTIONSMake
“For pop piano teaching to be relevant, teachers must demonstrate how it links to other areas of music study.”
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Am Dm Em
C F G Am G F E !!
Kevin Olson
Am F G Em
Batman Begins - Eptesicus
Gm Eb
F Dm
What if it’s TOOHARD?
Teach about chords from the beginning
In summary:
In summary:Think of pop as a lens
Be open to teaching what students want
to learn
In summary:
Effective pedagogy is about making connections
In summary:
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