#ARALIA 5 AURAL SKILLS TRAINING SERIES#

Please keep in mind that there are so many things you can do with students to develop their aural skills in those early years that go beyond the technical testing style offered in these books. This list is by no means exhaustive, it is a collection of books on the market for aural training, test and exercises for students beyond the beginner (primer) stages. Is there something we should be looking at that isn’t mainstream? What is the best thing on the market? Are there things students can use at home? I wanted to discover what was good, useful and helpful in the development of students’ aural skills. So here today is the beginning of the series, specific print books and resources out there for piano teachers to use in lessons.

#ARALIA 5 AURAL SKILLS TRAINING SERIES#

My reading has led me to devise something of a series on Aural Development: Print Resources, Tech Resources, Resources for Early Development and finally, Auditory Processing: Information for Music Teachers.

It is so vast that I am really just covering the tip of the iceberg currently and would like to further research some paths before I draw any conclusions worth sharing. It is a very broad topic when looking at auditory processing, how it works, what dysfunctions can be present and how we utilise different techniques in order to benefit our students’ musical education. I am still reading through much of the research. I want to learn more and gain more understanding to be a better teacher. Medical journals, text books, auditory processing diagnosis and management specialists and parents with children with auditory processing issues. Why? What happens after the first bar of music that they can’t remember the rest? How can I assist them to increase their aural memory and attention span? What is it specifically that is causing this issue?

Rhythmic clapping is mostly ok, as long as it isn’t too long, but adding the melody to remember seems to short out their fuse. In particular this stems from a couple of students who struggle to remember simple short phrases (think 2 bars of 4/4) to sing back. Singing and aural development has always been a part of my teaching but I feel the need to do some further research and find some more tools to work with some specific students. Recently I have been considering the ways I develop aural skills with my students and other alternatives that may be available.

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