228: Authentic, Engaging, Cooperative Learning, with Zach VanderGraaff (The Dynamic Music Room)

<p class="p1">We’re excited to have Zach VanderGraaff, the founder of <a href= "https://dynamicmusicroom.com/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=mupodcast"> Dynamic Music Room</a>, on the show. Mr. V (as his students like to call him) is a K-5 music teacher who’s developed his own teaching philosophy drawing on the Kodály approach.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Zach shares many of our core beliefs here at Musical U. He believes that “talent” is a myth, that music learning can and should be enjoyable, that the learning process should feel musical, that it’s more effective to learn together with others, and much more.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">In this conversation you’ll hear about:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• Zach’s own first experience of playing by ear - and why he was frustrated by his family being impressed.</p> <p class="p1">• The key difference between the elementary music teaching Zach does and the more common approaches you may be familiar with.</p> <p class="p1">• The three core concepts on which Zach bases his teaching - and how you can apply each in your own music learning.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">You will be fascinated by just how much you can learn from the world of children’s music education. Enjoy this episode and make your music journey more fun and effective.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Subscribe For Future Episodes!</strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-itunes">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-android">Android</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-stitcher">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://musicalitypodcast.com/subscribe-rss">RSS</a> | <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1">YouTube</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Full Show Notes and Transcript:</strong> <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/228"><span class= "s1"><strong>Episode 228</strong></span></a></p> <p cla