Welcome to Music for Life
Music for Life is a philosophy based scope and sequence on the developmental stages of musical ability. Designed to be used as a guide for music educators and administrators in their own implementation and teaching practices.
Children, youth and adults need to have developmentally appropriate exposure to quality, nurturing and positive musical experiences in order to develop a positive musical identity and the self reflective skills needed to develop musical talent. No one is born innately musical or not musical, contrary to cultural beliefs. Rather, we all develop over time in our musical talents. Long Term Musician Development Stages describes the things musicians need to be doing at specific ages to promote effective life-long learning, whether they want to have a career in music, be a hobbyist, or an appreciator of music. Supported by the Central Okanagan Music Teachers Association |
The 3 most important factors determining success in music are:
1. Metacognition - students ability to reflect on their own learning and create strategies for improvement.
2. A positive musical identity - breaking down the cultural belief that people are innately musical, or not.
3. Sustained practice over a period of time.
2. A positive musical identity - breaking down the cultural belief that people are innately musical, or not.
3. Sustained practice over a period of time.
Long Term Musician Development Stages (LTMDS)
1. Awareness and First Involvement |
5. Specialized Ensembles/Small Group Ensembles |
2. Musical Start3. FUN-damentals4. Ensemble Start |
6. Post Secondary Music Education7. Musician For Life |
There are more and more schools applying the research of deliberate practice, focus, peak performance (Ericsson; Coyle) and providing students the opportunity to turn their interests and passions into talents. This can only be done ... through extended time of practice and feedback. Many students have strengths that go undeveloped. Until students learn how to develop and leverage their strengths, they never become talents.
- Bobby Moore (AMLE)