Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.121 - Leanna O'Brien (Soaring Scarves Academy), James Manwaring, Catherine Barker
Jun 13, 2025•39 min•Season 15Ep. 3
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Episode description
In Episode 121, Patrick meets Leanna O’Brien, from the Soaring Scarves Academy in California, who teaches music using movement and scarves, to help students really internalise great works by Tchaikovsky and Grieg, amongst others (0:43)
We also meet the new MTA President, James Manwaring, to find out about him as a musician and teacher, and to see what he hopes to achieve in his tenure as MTA President (19:56).
And outgoing MTA President Catherine Barker has a message for all music teachers (35:40).
Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.
https://soaringscarvesacademy.com
https://manwaringmusic.blog/about-me/
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