The Stages and Types of Preparatory Audiation Get the book, A Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children at giamusic.com

Laura Doherty, of the Baltimore Curriculum Project, discusses Direct Instruction.

Beau and Eric discuss piano teaching and music learning theory, exploring various topics including the role of piano in musical education, harmonic learning sequences, and the use of visual diagrams for keyboard instruments. They discussed their experiences with teaching piano to students of different ages and skill levels, sharing personal anecdotes about learning and teaching piano. The conversation also touched on the distinction between capital and lowercase MLT (Music Learning Theory), with Eric explaining his presentation on this topic to the New England GIML chapter. They considered inviting piano-focused guests on their podcast to discuss these topics further and discussed the potential benefits of using piano instruction to develop audiation skills.

Eric and Beau recorded their 100th podcast discussing AI's role in music education. They explored both the benefits and limitations of AI tools, with Eric sharing his experience developing an app using AI assistance and Beau expressing skepticism about AI's current effectiveness in helping students become better musicians. They discussed different use cases for AI in music education, including enhanced search capabilities, curriculum development, and practice tools, while acknowledging that AI still struggles with collaborative musical practice and requires significant training and guidance from human experts. The conversation also touched on Eric's new Socratic platform where he provides music education answers through an AI chatbot, demonstrating how AI can support music education content delivery while maintaining the expertise and artistic judgment that AI currently lacks.

Eric and Beau explored how musical notation both facilitates and restricts expression. Comparing music to written language, they discussed how symbols influence performance—particularly in jazz improvisation and voice leading. While notation serves as a vital bridge for harmonic audiation, the pair noted its limitations in capturing rhythmic nuance and swing. Ultimately, they emphasized viewing notation as a dynamic sound system rather than a static set of symbols to better bridge theory and practice.

Beau and Eric discuss the Pros and Cons of music notation. Part 1

Beau, Ron, and Eric discuss Gordon's Music Learning Theory as it relates to rhythm education. They explored why counting rhythms may not be the most effective way for beginners to learn rhythm, emphasizing the importance of kinesthetic learning and internalizing the feel of the beat before introducing counting.

If you don't know Harmonic Learning Sequence, you don't know mlt! Dr. Eric's HLS courses are back for the spring and there's more than ever packed into them. This episode will give you the taste you need to want to reserve a seat at the "big kid" MLT (or mlt) dinner table.

Beau and Eric return after almost 16 months. We talk about our break and we look ahead to the upcoming year.

A new up-to-date sequence of Harmonic Learning Sequence with some new content and activities.