TIP Newsletter March 2010

The March edition of the Hudson Music Teacher Integration Program Education Newsletter has just been mailed. Check it out here, along with links to the articles.

Teacher Spotlight: Daniel Oliveira

Each month, Hudson Music spotlights an educator from our Teacher Integration Program. This month, we take a look at Daniel Oliveira, from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Getting Motor-vated Part 1 -Rhythmic Ideas for Teaching

The Motor-vation idea is something I adapted from inventor, drummer, and educator Bob Gatzen. I replaced the word “motivate” with “Motor-vate” which means to move ahead, and continue progressing in positive forward motion. This applies to both drumming and life. So in my quest for new teaching ideas and methods to Motor-vate students, I came up with something for teaching rhythms.