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No dumb students: teaching the non-intuitive student. (Pedagogy Saturday VI).
Opening Session Report Peter Jarjisian, commentator
As director of choral activities at Ohio University and a church choir director as well, I work most often with groups--ensembles of singers and instrumentalists--but also one-to-one, coaching conductors, soloists and future music teachers. Every week I teach more than 200 people who range in age from 17 to 75. Now--thanks to Earl Oremus--I teach differently.
Here's some of what Oremus presented that continues to influence my teaching.
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Source: HighBeam Research, No dumb students: teaching the non-intuitive student. (Pedagogy...