James Humberstone’s blog
My podcast, Music Zettel, is also hosted through this blog. You can listen to it here by filtering the Podcast category, or you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music, or TuneIn.
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Music Zettel S3E6 – The Maker Movement (pt 2) with Mr Phil
This episode of Music Zettel extends ideas about The Maker Movement for Music Education with a recording of my (lockdown) conversation with expert maker-teacher, Phil Nanlohy. Big thanks to Phil for recording this conversation for my students during lockdown, and also for giving me permission to include it in Music Zettel, even if that did… Read more
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Music Zettel S3E5 The maker movement with Caitlin & Rowena
In this episode of Music Zettel I revisit the topic of the Maker Movement in music education – something that I’ve discussed in prior seasons. I also bring something back from those prior seasons – interviews with teachers! Caitlin Sandiford is a brilliant music teacher who plays in ensemble QuartEd, is a composer and music… Read more
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Teaching with Flip Sampler by Andrew Huang
I created a whole bunch of resources and a unit of work for high school classes when YouTube sensation Andrew Huang brought out Flip Sampler for iPhone and iPad a few years ago. I updated them this week for my Junior Secondary classes at the Sydney Con this week, and realised that while I’ve shared… Read more
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Live-tooting responses to the new NSW 7-10 Music Syllabus
The new NSW year 7 to 10 music syllabus out. This is a subject dear to my heart, because years 7 and 8 are the only time in my state where (just about) every child gets music classes from a qualified music teacher. What goes in the syllabus is really important because we live in… Read more
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Music Zettel S3E4: Structuring poetry, structuring music
In this episode, I show how setting a poem to music can be guided by the structure of the words, using an example from my latest music theatre work, Agapi and other kinds of love, created with poet and rapper Luka Lesson. I then explain how these students can use this approach as models for… Read more
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Music Zettel S3E3: The sound worlds of Agapi
In this episode, I introduce the sound worlds that I created to reflect the narrative in my latest music theatre work, Agapi and other kinds of love, created with poet and rapper Luka Lesson. I then explain how these sound worlds can be used as models for student compositions and music productions, through free education… Read more