Instrumentals:

Drums:

Duration:2hours
Description:Thestandardformatforasingleorintroductorysessionforagroup

ofabout20participants(ages10+)

Objectives:

Tolayafoundationtounderstandthesignificanceofrhythminallmusic.

Tobecomefamiliarwiththetwobasicsoundsofadrum:bass&toneand

beabletoincorporatethemintoabasic,traditionalrhythm.

Toestablishacomfortablesettingthatwillminimizefeelingsofself

consciousness,fear,ineptitude,orembarrassment.

Goals:
Performingoninstruments,aloneandwithothers,avariedrepertoireofmusic.
Improvisingmelodies,variations,andaccompaniments.
Composingandarrangingmusicwithinspecifiedguidelines.
Listeningto,analyzing,anddescribingmusic.
Evaluatingmusicandmusicperformances.

Procedure:

Introduction

WhoamI?Whoareyou?
Typicallyasimplegoingaroundtheroomisenough.However,someshy
groupsmaybenefitfromafunicebreakertypeactivitytogetthemcomfortable
speaking.

Whydrumming?Whatisrhythm?

o
Drumming/percussionisthebasisofallmusic
o
Foundinallcultures
o
Lesstechnicalcomparedtootherinstruments.

InstrumentWakeUp
o
Afewminutesfortheparticipantstogetupandtryouttheinstrument.

Introducethebasicsofhanddrumming
o
Positioningthedrum,posture,handpositions,etc.
o
Wheretofindthebassandthe
tone.
o
Practicebass&toneviarepetitionfrominstructor.

TraditionalRhythmPractice

Averybasicrhythmwillbeintroducedontheproperdrumofthatparticularcultureso
thatparticipantscanobservethetraditionalwayofplaying.

o
Thenameoftherhythm(anditsmeaningifany)willbediscussedalongwiththe
introductionofvariousotherwordsfromthenativelanguage.

Throughvariousmethodsofrepetitionprovidedbytheinstructor,studentswillthen
proceedtosimulatetherhythmontheirowninstruments.

Piano

Thesyllabusforpianowilldependuponthestudentsknowledgeoftheinstrument.Theywill
begroupedaccordingly.Thenwewillbeabletomeasurethescopeoftheirknowledgeand
willbeabletoproceedtopianostudies.

Inthissyllabuschildrenaretaughtthebasicsofthekeyboardintroducingthemtothethree
blackskeysandthemiddleCthenattheendoftheclass,theyshouldbeabletoplayabasic
tuneaccompaniedbyacdorabacktrack.Thebacktrackwillbeprovidedbytheinstructor.

Aural

Skill
theabilitytolistenintelligentlytomusicandtounderstandwhathasbeenheard
formsavitalpartofthetrainingofmusiciansatalllevels.Theassessmentofthisskillensure
thatisisdevelopedalongsideinstrumentalability.

Theywillbegivenmultipletesttotesttheirauralability.Theywillbetaughtaboutbasictime
signature,keysignature,notevalues,style,andarticulation.Theyshouldbeableto
differentiateandanalyseapiecewhengivenatest.

SightReading
theabilitytosightreadandplaysimultaneously.Studentswillbegivenaset
ofpiecetoread.Theywillbegivenexactlyoneminutetoanalyzethepiece.Inthisone
minute,studentsshouldbeabletoscoupethetimesignature,keysignature,theaccidentals,
andtheproperrhythmandexecuteitascleanlyaspossible.

Theory
Inorderforthestudentstounderstandandanalyzewhatisbehindthemusic,first
theymustlearnbasictheory.Basictheorygivesthemtheknowledgeandconfidenceto
answercorrectlythequestionthatwillbeaskedinauraltests.Intheoryweteachthemthe
languageofmusic.Theywillbegiventheappropriateskillsetsinorderforthemtoprogress
ontheinstrument.Successfullycompletingthetheorybook,willensurethemtoabroader
understandingofmusicandwillbeabletoanalyzeandgivetheiropinionregardingacertain
pieceofmusicifasked.


SyllabusFortheSemester

Syllabus:

Introductiontoproperpostureonthepiano
TheTwoandThreeBlackKeys.
MIddleCPosition
CPosition
GPosition
Pieces(Willbegivenaccordingtoprogress)
Theory
IntroductiontoNoteValues.
TheGrandStaff
CleffSigns
IntroductiontoTimeSignature
IntroductiontoKeysignature
IntroductiontoDynamics
IntroductiontoArticulations:StaccatoandLegato
SightReading:Cposition
Aural:2/4timesignature,MajorKey,Listeningandtappingbacktherhythm.

GuitarSyllabus
(CursoDeGuitarraFundamental)

ThePartsoftheGuitarStudentswillbetaughtthepartsoftheguitartofamiliarize
theirinstruments.
ProperPostureProperposturewillhelpavoidaccidents.Theywillbetaughtthe
properpostureandhandlingoftheguitar.

Theywillalsobetaughthowtotakecareoftheguitar.
OpenStringsIntroductiontheOpenStringsandtheirnotename
CandG7Chords
ReadingthenotesontheTrebleCleff
Scales
AlternativeBass
RhythmStrums
StringsUpperFrets
Themovablechords


Theory

Introductiontothenameoftheopenstrings
HalfandWholeSteps
AGNotes
NoteValues
Notesonthestrings.
TimeSignature
KeySignature