Bob Duke is the author of Intelligent Music Teaching, The Habits of Musicianship, and Brain Briefs. He is also the director of the Center for Music Learning and speaks regularly at conferences all over the world.

I had the pleasure of watching Bob give a teaching demonstration in Adelaide a couple of years ago and it was seriously inspiring. He’s on the show today to share his ideas and strategies for intelligent music teaching.

There are so many tips for you in this interview that could literally revolutionise your teaching – make sure you don’t miss it.

Transcript

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In this episode, you’ll learn

* What questions you can ask to make a student listen more actively

* The difference between competence and comprehension

* What retrieval practice is and why it matters

* Why Bob has replaced the phrase “one more time”

* Why teacher demonstrations in lessons are so important

Links Mentioned

* Center for Music Learning

* Intelligent Music Teaching

* From Bateria to Bach and Back

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