Mary Knysh facilitating a Drum Circle with 800 folks at the T.M.E.A. Conference in 2018
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Join Mary Knysh as she presents:
Ukulele Alive! - Easy Access & Success for ALL Learners
DATE: Thursday, Feb 9, 2023
TIME: 1:00 pm
Ukulele Alive! - Easy Access & Success for ALL Learners
DATE: Thursday, Feb 9, 2023
TIME: 1:00 pm
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Learn an approach to teaching ukulele that provides easy access for all styles of learners. Brain research tells us that making music, movement, creative play, and numinous experiences are key to neuroplasticity and brain-based learning. This interactive teaching method incorporates principles designed for optimal learning with the brain in mind. The sequential activities increase the level of student engagement by using rhythmic patterning, creative play, and movement as fundamental building blocks for gaining solid rhythmic, strumming, and chording skills.
Students learn two easy moveable shapes for exploration and creative play in open C tuning. These moveable shapes become the foundation for chord building in standard tuning. Movement is a key brain-based activity for chord memory and progressions. Students are invited to celebrate what they CAN do and are never left behind in the learning process. This method nurtures a “success for all” learning philosophy. Many activities include ideas for integrating Orff instruments, recorders, and boom whackers designed for classrooms with small numbers of ukuleles. SESSION NOTES
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SESSION NOTES
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Mary is pleased to be endored by Rhythm Band Instruments and Toca Percussion.
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Join Mary Knysh and Patrick Lollis as they present:
Brain-Based Rhythmic Strategies for Classroom Management
DATE: Friday, Feb 14, 2020
TIME: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
ROOM: Grand Hyatt 2nd Floor - Lone Star ABC
Brain-Based Rhythmic Strategies for Classroom Management
DATE: Friday, Feb 14, 2020
TIME: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
ROOM: Grand Hyatt 2nd Floor - Lone Star ABC
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Classroom management is one of the biggest challenges educators face. Mary Knysh and Patrick Lollis will share a brain-based classroom management model that invites students to become a vital and integral part of the solution. Rhythmic activities provide fun and interactive strategies for managing relevant topics, such as student accountability and buy-in, daily transitions, engagement, focus, and leadership.
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SESSION NOTES
Click below to link to our Power Point presentation
Click below to link to our Power Point presentation
Teaching Ukulele with the Brain in Mind
DATE: Saturday, Feb 15, 2020
TIME: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
ROOM: Grand Hyatt 2nd Floor - Lone Star ABC
DATE: Saturday, Feb 15, 2020
TIME: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
ROOM: Grand Hyatt 2nd Floor - Lone Star ABC
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Brain research tells us that making music, movement, creative play, and numinous experiences are key to neuroplasticity and brain-based learning. Mary Knysh shares an innovative approach to teaching classroom ukulele that features these key learning components and incorporates an accessible and sequential teaching model designed to engage and include all levels of learners in your classroom.
Mary provides educators with an innovative and interactive teaching method that incorporates brain-based principles designed for optimal learning. The sequential activities provide an opportunity for all levels of learners to be included. This fun and accessible method will increase the level of student engagement and joy in the learning process. This session will include innovative methods of integrating Orff instruments, recorders, and boomwhackers into the classroom ukulele lesson plans. |
SESSION NOTES
Click below to link to our Power Point presentation
Click below to link to our Power Point presentation
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