The Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Music Teacher

John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes, gneral music teacher Taylor Kurilew asks Missy questions about CS after trying it in her classroom for the first time. In Part 2 of the conversation, Missy and Taylor talk about when and how to start Conversational Solfege, some planning specifics, and the concept of Past, Present, and Future CS Objectives. Make sure to check the podcast page to get the Planning Templates they refer to in the discussion to help make things more clear!

Taylor Kurilew is a native of New Jersey, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Montclair State University and a Masters of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Aside from being in the classroom, Ms. Kurilew has performed in operas and musical theatre shows and has attended operatic training programs from NY to Italy. Taylor is the K-5 general music teacher and choral director at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Basking Ridge, NJ and also teaches voice in the central NJ area. She continues to work on her craft and her teaching career and loves using these experiences and trainings to keep her inspired and share the love of music in every aspect she can, in and out of the classroom to her students.

CS Unit Plan Overview

CS Rhythm Unit Plan Template



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John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes, gneral music teacher Taylor Kurilew asks Missy questions about CS after trying it in her classroom for the first time. In Part 1, Missy talks Taylor through an overview of what happens in the 12 Steps of CS. You do not want to miss this series if you are using CS in your classroom!

Taylor Kurilew is a native of New Jersey, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Montclair State University and a Masters of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Aside from being in the classroom, Ms. Kurilew has performed in operas and musical theatre shows and has attended operatic training programs from NY to Italy. Taylor is the K-5 general music teacher and choral director at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Basking Ridge, NJ and also teaches voice in the central NJ area. She continues to work on her craft and her teaching career and loves using these experiences and trainings to keep her inspired and share the love of music in every aspect she can, in and out of the classroom to her students.

CS Rhythm Unit Plan Template

Conversational Solfege Level 1 Teacher’s Manual

Feierabend Fundamentals Book

Conversational Solfege Explained DVD

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FAME Teacher Trainer Lindsay Jackson talks with Missy about First Steps in Music, Dr. Feierabend’s curriculum to help young students become Tuneful, Beautiful, and Artful. Hear what, in particular, this master teacher loves about First Steps. Click here for a Bio of Today’s Guest. Resources featuring today’s guest: First Steps in Music for Kindergarten and ... Continue reading Reflections on First Steps in Music: a Teacher Trainer Perspective with Lindsay Jackson | S2E11 →

Missy and John continue talking about CS Upper Levels, this time talking about the success John had using CS with his high school choirs as well as with his undergraduate music students. Then, John talks about the development of a line of choral music easily accessible music for the unauditioned choir. Conversational Solfege Level 3 ... Continue reading Conversational Solfege Upper Levels: the Revision Part 2 | S2E10 →

Join Missy for a special 3-episode series with music educator Jasmine Fripp, author of thdsae Facebook post entitled “With Love, Letters to my Fellow White Colleagues” that went viral, provoking countless discussions of how white music teachers should approach Black genres of music. In this final part of our series with passionate black music educator and activist Jasmine Fripp, Missy asks about practical ways predominantly white music education organizations can invite and center the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous music educators.

Jasmine M.T. Fripp
The Passionate Black Music Educator
Educator/Clinician/Voice Teacher/Vocalist/Songwriter
[email protected]

Read Jasmine’s Letter.
The Score Podcast (Episodes 34 & 35)
2018 Grammy Music Educator Award Recipient, Melissa Salguero
Black Composers to follow on social media:

• Hall Johnson
• William Grant Still
• Undine Smith Moore
• Florence Price
• Ulysses Kay
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• George Walker
• Margaret Bonds
• William L. Dawson
• Shirley Graham Du Bois
• HT Burleigh
• Jester Hairston
• Nora Holt
• Nathaniel Dett
• Jeanne Lee
• Julia Perry
• Will Marion Cook
• Moses Hogan
• Julia Perry
• Dr. Jeffry Ames
• Dr. Anton Armstrong
• Dr. Andre Thomas
• Rospheanye Powell
• Victor Johnson
• Isaac Cates
• Brandon Boyd
• Dave Raglan
• Marques L. Garrett
• Damon H. Dandridge

Choral Conductors

• Dr. Jeffery Ames
• Dr. Anton Armstrong
• Dr. Andre Thomas
• Dr. Jeffery Redding
• Dr. Brandon Boyd
• Dr. Marques Garrett
• Dr. Jason Ferdinand
• Dr. Isaiah McGee
• Dr. Jason Dungee
• Dante Webb
• Adrian Maclin
• Ramon S. Moses
• Rosephanye Powell
• Maria A. Ellis
• Dr. Craig Robertson
• Riter Dany St. Luc
• Chantae Pittman
• Dr. Erdyn Coleman
• David A. Richardson
• Dr. Everett Powell
• Dr. Christopher Harris
• Dr. A Jan Taylor
• Dr. Damon H. Dandridge
• Dr. Brandon Waddles
• B. E. Boykin
• Roxanne Mungin
• Michelle Byrd
• Dr. Dena Vaughan
• Anissa Quilling
• Arnekua Jackson
• Rosalyn Lake

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