Hello, and welcome to episode 3 of the NoteSense Music Reading Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Elizabeth Morrow. NoteSense is a one-on-one instructional approach to teaching music reading modeled on dyslexia instruction. It is designed for brains that learn differently. NoteSense works for anyone who is struggling with reading music notation. Episode 3 continues the detailed exploration of NoteSense. We will expand the discussion about the multisensory sequential structured approach to teaching, and we will review the foundation understanding that is required before teaching individual pitches, followed by the specific approach to pitch instruction.

Chapters:

0:00 – Intro

2:35 – NoteSense Modeled on Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE)

3:08 – NoteSense as a Reading Remediation Program

5:32 – Teaching for Understanding vs. Knowledge

10:23 – Importance of Procedures and Repetition

12:36 – Review of Foundation Learning Before Pitch Introduction

13:29 – Teaching the Descending Pitch Order

23:11 – The Importance of Sequential, Cumulative Learning

24:24 – Misunderstanding the Student Who Struggles

29:10 – Vocabulary for Geography of Staff

30:50 – Definition Cards

33:15 – Steps to Introducing the First Pitch

35:19 – Introducing the Note Head

37:25 – Doing What Is Best for the Student

38:10 – Expressive Instruction – the Drawing Component

39:58 – Introducing Pitch A

41:28 – Using the Grand Staff Octave Chart

41:50 – Taking the Pitch to the Instrument

45:55 – Pedagogical Reason for Learning Pitches Contained Within the Staff First

48:54 – Outro

Please email me at elizabeth@notesensemusic.com with comments or questions!