Notational Audiation: Deep Dive with Sarah Boyd

Keys to Music Learning

Sarah Boyd joins Keys to Music Learning to discuss emergent music literacy, notational audiation, and effective strategies for teaching reading and writing with an audiation-based approach. In this episode, we discuss:

• Sarah’s journey into researching music literacy
• How emergent music literacy prepares students for notation
• Key research findings on notational audiation and its cognitive processes
• The role of keyboard feel in the reading and writing process
• Practical activities for introducing notation informally
• How Sarah integrates emergent literacy into her teaching
• The impact of reading and writing book clubs for Sarah's students
• Recommended resources for teachers looking to deepen their understanding

Listen now and discover new insights into music literacy!

Show Notes:

Books & Research Mentioned:

• Musicianship-Focused Curriculum and Assessment – Colleen Conway (Ed.)
• Weaving It All Together – Heather Shouldice
• Thinking and Playing Music – Sheryl Iott
• The Ways Children Learn Music – Eric Bluestine
• Piano Patterns – Andy Mullen

Research Studies:

• The Mental Representation of Music Notation – Brodsky (2008)
• Thinking in an Objective Measure of Notation-Evoked Sound Imagery (2018)
• Emergent Music Literacy Study – Dr. Suzanne Burton

Practical Tools & Websites:

• Thinking in Music Audiation Test
• Eric Bluestine’s Blog
• Music Learning Academy Webinars (featuring Sarah Boyd)

Connect with Sarah Boyd:

• Instagram: @PianoVineStudio

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