Teach Music to Kids

07/15/2025

Last offering for this summer. Read this now.
From a Harmonic Learning Sequence course student:
"Eric's approach to teaching harmonic function is totally inspired. So simple and playful. What a gift to the MLT community to have someone who is expanding the work Dr. Gordon started. (Eric also has a way to help students sort out the modes. Again, such a logical approach.....truly inspired.) Thank you Dr. Rasmussen!! Not only am I prepared to teach my students harmonic functions, but I am ready to develop my own ear for harmony!"
Come learn and play with us in the updated HLS July 2025 class starting soon! Also check out the whole website. It's coming along.

Harmonic Learning Sequence – the breakthrough course in harmonic audiation What my students can do! 5 Videos In 2005, I discovered HLS in these guys 1:37 YesNoUhoh&IDon’tCare=I,V,IV,&V/V 2:00 A 23-month […]

06/14/2025

Dear friends:
Watch this short video playlist of what students can achieve. If you register for my Harmonic Learning Sequence class, you can save $75 with coupon code HLSJun2025 or HLSJul2025. Newcomers only. Limit is 10 per class.

Harmonic Learning Sequence – the breakthrough course in harmonic audiation What my students can do! 5 Videos In 2005, I discovered HLS in these guys 1:37 YesNoUhoh&IDon’tCare=I,V,IV,&V/V 2:00 A 23-month […]

06/10/2025

From a Harmonic Learning Sequence course student:
"Eric's approach to teaching harmonic function is totally inspired. So simple and playful. What a gift to the MLT community to have someone who is expanding the work Dr. Gordon started. (Eric also has a way to help students sort out the modes. Again, such a logical approach.....truly inspired.) Thank you Dr. Rasmussen!! Not only am I prepared to teach my students harmonic functions, but I am ready to develop my own ear for harmony!"
Come learn and play with us in the updated HLS 2025 courses! Also check out the whole website. It's coming along.

The very best in Music Education Welcome to the world of groundbreaking music education! Learn More Register for Dr. Eric’s courses and get his groundbreaking eBook. (Pages for Students, as […]

05/05/2025

Come work with the greatest minds in Early Childhood music—my students! You should see what they can do. Training this summer. Saturday mornings this fall and spring, plus possibly a weekday as well. In or near Baltimore. Other locations including Howard County and Frederick, MD. This is cutting edge music education for ages 0-9. Who do you know that's a really good musician and loves kids?https://apply.interfolio.com/141368

11/05/2024

RIP behemoth of music, Q.

10/08/2024

Dear and friends,
Our podcast season #4 of Audiation in the Wild started a few weeks ago. We're coming up quickly on *100 episodes*—we're at 96 published—so there's lots to explore in previous seasons!

Season #4 topics include:
• An intro to season #4 with some rather interesting commentary
• The latest neuroscience on practicing. Learn Faster, Perform better [and practice less!] Special Guest: Author, Violist, and NEC faculty, Dr. Molly Gebrian
• An interview with Baltimore native, Keith Fleming, my 1st-grade student, now a graduate of the University of Miami in Music. Way more than a proud teacher moment.

Coming soon:
• Perspectives on current and potential tonal syllable systems with Ron Malanga
• The power and perils of music notation with Eric Bluestine. Ron joins us again.

Please share and we need your ideas and feedback.

This link lets you pick your favorite podcast listening platform.

In-depth, investigative conversations about how music is learned. Occasional guests from experts of music pedagogy.

09/29/2024

To my professional educational tribe members,
Who do you know who is deep in with Direct Instruction or Engelmann's Theory of Instruction? Desperately in need of crazy investigatory shop talk. This person does not have to be in music. Might be better if not.

09/26/2024

Love this stuff.

09/14/2024

One of my glory moments as a teacher:
So, I saw one of my former students on Facebook— I taught him from 1st to 4th grade in a West Baltimore public school. I saw what he was up to now that he is a graduate of the University of Miami as a music educator and wanted to speak with him. We spoke for 45 minutes. One of the things he said was, “One of the things they were teaching in college was the same as what you taught us in elementary school.” True. Tomorrow morning, my podcast partner and I are going to interview him as our guest. I am excited to hear what more he has to say about . Keith Fleming 😁☺️

09/04/2024

Love me some Samara. Her live performances have been enthralling. Go, when you can.

JUST ANNOUNCED: GRAMMY-Winning Best New Artist Samara Joy is set to drop her new album ‘Portrait’ on October 11!

Pre-save now and listen to her new song “You Stepped Out Of A Dream” instantly!
↳ https://SamaraJoy.lnk.to/Portrait