http://randywong.net/site-2007 Website for bassist, composer, MIE researcher, exoticologist, and WAITIKI founder RANDY WONG. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:27:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I made a new drink ... not a 'tiki drink' per se, but it's a keeper nonetheless. It's one of Helen's only favorites, and I call it Lucky Limes. We managed to find a good large cocktail shaker and a heavy duty aluminum lime squeezer, and we also bought limes ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/34/lucky-limes/ Randy's Famous 13 Hour Recipe for Kalua PigCan you teach me how to make your "famous" 13 Hour Kalua Pig? Aloha, everybody! Believe it or not (and I'm totally flattered by this, btw), I have been asked on numerous times to teach my "famous" (or ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/33/randys-famous-kalua-pig/ Approach to Teaching Music (and Double Bass) I believe that bass study - and music learning, in general - should be a learner-centric process. Which means that I focus my instruction around what the student brings to the table, regardless of his/her age, ability, and past musical experience ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/32/coaching-lessons/ Solfege References Overview | Strategies | Rubrics | References   Most, if not all, of these books should be available at the NEC Bookstore (Music Espresso), located at 295 Huntington Avenue. Note Reading / Clef Reading Dandelot, Georges. Manuel Pratique: Pour L'Etude Des Cles Sol Fa Ut. Editions Max Eschig: Paris, 1928. Melody Singing Dannhauser, A. Solfege ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/28/solfege-references/ Performance Rubrics Overview | Strategies | Rubrics | References I created these rubrics for use with Larry Scripp's courses on Solfège. More on the development of these rubrics, and other assessment strategies later. Note Reading Rubric Melody Singing Rubric Rhythm Reading Rubric http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/27/solfege-rubrics/ Strategies for Solfège Study This section will serve as a guide primarily for students who are enrolled in Solfege classes with Larry Scripp, for whom I was a Teaching Assistant at New England Conservatory. I'm including some help for each of the main areas of Solfège study: Melody reading, rhythm ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/26/solfege-strategies/ Teaching ESL in Dalian, China! The Artist-Teacher-Scholar (A-T-S) framework and Learning Through Music (LTM) teaching strategies guided me as I journeyed to China over Summer 2002, to teach English as a Second Language at South Ocean School Dalian's Intensive English Immersion Camp, and as an emissary of American culture and Western ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/25/ltm-in-china/ Fixed-Do Solfège Study & Its Role in Music LiteracyOverview | Strategies | Rubrics | References I first started studying fixed-do Solfège at the age of three, under the tutelage of my piano teacher Jackie Darvill. Solfège (sometimes referred to by its Italian name Solfeggio) is a French pedagogical tool used to ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/24/music-literacy/ From Inquiry to Investigation: The Fundamental Learning Processes of Music in Education   I have always been intrigued about what makes teaching and learning "grab" and engage an individual. For me, this feeling came very early on; from a childhood experience with Mongolian yurts, to my advanced musical studies, my ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/23/inquiry-to-investigation/ Music-In-Education (MIE) Research Published in the 2007 issue of the Journal for Music-In-Education, Scripp, L., Keppel,  P., and Wong, R., Eds.  Exploring Initation Through The 'Other': Cultural Variety Through Tiki & ExoticaDownload PDF or read online here.  Evolution of Pre-Professional Portfolio Assessment for New England Conservatory's Music-In-Education Concentration Download PDF  or read online here. Data and Documentation Collection ... http://randywong.net/site-2007/2007/22/publications/