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Music Education – Musical Learning and Transfer
The common definition of transfer is to carry or shift from one place to another. One of our goals in music education is for students to become knowledgeable about music and to be able to transfer that knowledge from one musical setting to another. As you read this article, view yourself as a parent or teacher involving the child in constructive and enjoyable musical learning.
The transfer of skills and knowledge takes place as children progress from one level of understanding to another. Refer to the child’s previous experience and performance of the musical elements to aid the transfer process. The way we plan and implement transfer processes impacts the choice of music activities. Select teaching strategies that will provide ample opportunity for the children to make musical connections.
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From Chords to Music
Even the world’s masters are self-taught musicians. Most of them have learned the inner workings of their instruments and have found their music in peculiar and informal ways. Similarly, self-taught musicians usually did not have the liberty of learning formal note reading, which actually serve as the words for music. Guided by their own sense of rhythm and measure and instinct to making good music, they were able to create distinct music. This is the case for most of the successful guitarists. With sole understanding of guitar chords, they were able to create great music.
Guitarists have created their own music notation. Instead of being confined in understanding and learning the rules of using musical elements such as notes, rests measure, sharp and flat and many others, they make use of simple symbols that indicates the fret positions in creating musical tunes. In establishing the guitar tablature, even the novice guitar players are enabled to play guitar musical pieces on their own since its understanding is universal among those who are passionate in playing the guitar. Guitar tablature may have certain flaws but overall, it is understood by most guitar players as well as learners.
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