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I was lucky to go to Salzburg twice in 2024. It's a beautiful small city, with the fortress looming over the old town. Mozart was born in Salzburg, his family are buried there, and there are at least two Mozart museums on offer. Salzburg also has some well-known venues such as the festival hall. The Sound of Music was also filmed on location around Salzburg, including at the outside of the Nonnberg Abbey, where the original Maria Von Trapp was a novice nun. According to the recent movie Mozart's Sister (definitely well worth watching), if a girl in Mozart's time wanted to be a musician, compose, play pipe organ (similar to what I am currently doing in my own professional life), the only option for her was to join the Nonnberg Abbey as a nun....!!! My photos are a blend of Mozart, Sound of Music and Salzburg landmarks.
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Last year, I was fortunate to visit some important composer sites (from the European Classical Music tradition) as well as hearing some fabulous concerts. Here's some details of those trips - first... Vienna, the capital of music!  There’s a perception that classical musicians are different to pop musicians. On some level, this is true when it comes to learning experiences, and as teachers, we need to choose the right pedagogy for the style being studied. However, there are some similarities across all styles of music and we can use these similarities to bring relevance to new music when expanding student musical horizons. So what types of experiences can we give students?
In the classroom, we can start with these common music-making skills that exist across genres and use these to create relevance for the student from known music to the unknown. This way, we can create a balance between what is seen as 'classical' and what is seen as 'pop'. From here, we can then hone in on specific pedagogies to learn specific styles. Music pedagogy, for ourselves as musicians, and for our students, need to authentically align with the musical style we are studying. We need to model ourselves as 21st-century musicians and interact with music in a musical way, not merely a historical and theoretical way, in order to remain relevant. More reading
I'm currently studying MTeach in secondary school teaching and have put together a number of webpages to meet assignment/prac requirements. These pages have resources, presentations, and online activities that both students and teachers can use. Please contact me if you want to use any of the quizzes as I will have to alter them to make it work for you. Here is a list of these resources which I'll keep updating.
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