by Elise | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
by Elise | Jun 16, 2025 | Blog
I’ve been using the so-called “standard system” (1-ee-and-ah, 2-ee-and-ah) to help intermediate and advanced students with rhythms for as long as I’ve been teaching. But recently I had several students in a row — quick, hard-working students,...
by Elise | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog
I’ve recently been exploring a new way of talking about dynamics. The conventional notation is tricky because while it appears to be an objective indication of volume, it’s actually quite situational. This is legitimately confusing for students, who tend...
by Elise | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
The Context Gives the Content 00:00:07:21 So let me kind of set the stage around all of this, which is to share an idea that I got from my training in Landmark Education. Background — brief background: Landmark Education is a training and development program...
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by Elise | Jan 30, 2023 | Blog
Teaching Young Children This article is a transcript of a tutorial video recorded in 2015, updated and edited for clarity. The original video is linked below. If you’ve never worked with young kids before, you may be feeling some trepidation about it....
