We’re excited to announce a new video series on our YouTube channel, Cherrybrook Music Studio, dedicated to exploring the unique learning approach in Andrea M. Calilhanna’s book, Ski-hill Graph Pedagogy Meter Fundamentals. These videos serve as both a guide and a supplement to Andrea’s book, making it easier for both students and educators to understand and apply its innovative concepts.
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Our first video in the series, Ski-hill Graph Pedagogy Book 1: Introduction, provides an overview of this pioneering approach to teaching meter. Andrea’s method emphasizes the visualization of musical meter using a ski-hill graph layout. Here’s a closer look at what you’ll find in the video and what makes this series invaluable to music educators and students alike.
Video 1: Introduction to Ski-hill Graph Pedagogy 📚
In this introductory video, Andrea walks viewers through the essential elements of ski-hill graph pedagogy, providing an accessible entry point to a method that has transformed meter instruction for nearly a decade.
Highlights from the Video:
- 🌎 Bilingual Availability: The Ski-hill Graph Pedagogy book is available in both English and Spanish, allowing Andrea to reach an even wider audience.
- 🎶 Teaching Meter with Ski Graphs: Learn how ski-hill graphs help students visualize musical time signatures and beats, breaking down complex concepts into something easy to understand.
- 🔍 Research-Driven Evidence: Andrea’s method is backed by research and her extensive teaching experience, supporting the effectiveness of this visual approach in improving students’ understanding of rhythm.
- 🎼 Practical Insights: Discover how meter fundamentals connect with timing and expression, essential skills for any musician striving for confidence and control in performance.
- 🕰️ Nearly 10 Years of Application: The techniques in this series are tried and tested, drawing from Andrea’s years of practical experience in the classroom.
Upcoming Content Sneak Peek! 👀 Each video will provide a deeper look at the book’s content, and future episodes will explore additional practical applications of Richard Cohn’s theories, which influenced Andrea’s ski-hill graph approach. These upcoming videos will dive into new aspects of teaching rhythm, expression, and timing—offering music educators even more resources to enrich their teaching.
Why Follow This Series?
This video series isn’t just a supplement to the book; it’s a hands-on tool for integrating ski-hill graph pedagogy into your classroom or personal learning practice. With every video, you’ll:
- Gain Quick Summaries of each chapter to help bring theory into practice.
- Enhance Your Teaching Skills with visual and sound-based approaches that resonate with students of all ages.
- Engage with Bilingual Content: This accessibility broadens the impact of Andrea’s work, especially for Spanish-speaking educators and learners in the music field.
- Benefit from Evidence-Based Approaches: Each video demonstrates methods grounded in years of research and fieldwork, making it practical and relevant for modern music education.
Stay Tuned for More!
Make sure to subscribe to Cherrybrook Music Studio’s YouTube channel and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss any future videos. Each installment offers fresh insights, grounded in the real-world needs of today’s music students and educators, making the study of meter more accessible and impactful.
Ready to transform your understanding of rhythm and meter in music? Start with Video 1 today and follow along as we continue to unlock the potential of the ski-hill graph pedagogy.
