THE
IMPROVING
MUSICIAN

The
Improving
Musician

A resource for musicians, music teachers, and parents of future musical prodigies.

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What I Do

My goal is to bring the concepts of audiation, Music Learning Theory, body mapping and folk music to the world at large.

For Students

HOW TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC

Thought is to language as audiation is to music. We can "think musically" in a very similar way that we can think thoughts in our native language. Discover the basis of musical thought, and learn how you can do it yourself. 

For Teachers

TEACHING THE

LANGUAGE OF MUSIC WITH

MUSIC LEARNING THEORY

We can teach our students to think musically. Learn about Music Learning Theory, a process developed by Edwin Gordon on how we can transmit bits of musical thought by teaching them "musical words" in the form of patterns. 

For Parents

YOUR BABY'S FIRST MUSIC TEACHER

Young children learn music by listening to a broad spectrum of tonality and meter.  Discover resources to transmit the language of music to the next generation. 

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New Book:
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The Literate Musician
How to hear, speak, think and read the language of music. ​
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    Learn musical words. Tonal patterns and rhythm patterns will form the basis of your musical vocabulary. 
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    Learn Musical Context. Experience contrasting tonalities and meters to bring meaning to music you hear. 
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    Read Musical Thought. Learn to read the same musical words and sentences you can already audiate. 
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TAKE THE COURSE

See Andy in Action

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Featured Resources

How to hear, speak, think and read the language of music.

11 rounds in varied tonalities and meters for choir.

A collection of fiddle tunes for the intermediate player.

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About The Improving Musician

  • Andy Mullen is a teacher, folk musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, recovering singer-songwriter, and lifelong learner. 
  • He has taught all levels of students in a number of subjects, and is currently a middle school music teacher and curriculum coach in Burlington, Massachusetts. 
  • Andy holds Masters degrees in Music Education and School Administration, as well as certification from the Gordon Institute of Music Learning (GIML) in Elementary General and Early Childhood Music. 
  • He is currently entertaining Doctoral scholarships.
  • Andy Mullen is a teacher, folk musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, recovering singer-songwriter, and lifelong learner. 
  • He has taught all levels of students in a number of subjects, and is currently a middle school music teacher and curriculum coach in Burlington, Massachusetts. 
  • Andy holds Masters degrees in Music Education and School Administration, as well as certification from the Gordon Institute of Music Learning (GIML) in Elementary General and Early Childhood Music. 
  • He is currently entertaining Doctoral scholarships.

ARTICLES

Hear what Andy has to say on such topics as Audiation, Teaching Music Learning Theory, Body Mapping, Early Childhood Music, and more. 


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Combining Tonal Patterns and Rhythm Patterns in “Real” Music
Tonality Tutoring Session
Improving My Fiddle Soloing Using The Chord Tone Scale
A Beginner’s Guide to Gordon’s Music Learning Theory: How To “Jump Right In” to Teaching Musical Understanding
Audiation Station Is Here!
Stuck in a Major Rut? Use These Etunes to Learn All 8 Tonalities

ALBUMS

Andy writes and records music for educational purposes. 


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