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Richard Laprise
CD play along
S
Anything
to add?
S T
Time Signature,
Signs Tempo
R A
Time Signature,
T Tempo
A Accidentals, Attitude
R Rhythm, Repeats
S Signs
Kenneth
Three Steps to Better Sight Reading in Beginner Band Beard
Three skills
that are
necessary to Rhythm Notes
sight read:
Tone
Step 1: Clap, Count, Pat Foot (CCP)
Step 2: Finger, Name, Pat (FNP)
Step 3: Play, Pat, Count (in head) (PPC)
Selecting Music
We know what makes it high-quality,
but can our students have a successful
experience with it?
Things to Consider when Selecting Music
Beyond the discussion of what is High-Quality Music
Grade Some
LetsAnything
Music!
You would change? Bruce Pearson
What Grade is This Piece?
What Grade is This Piece?
Selecting Music for Young Band
Using the
Pestalozzian
System of Music
in beginner band
Principles of the Pestalozzi System of Music
Principle What it means to us
1. To teach sound before signs and to make the child learn to sing before Rote to Note
he learns the written notes or their names
2. To lead the child to observe by hearing and imitating sounds to make Modeling
active instead of passive in learning
3. To teach but one thing at a time before the child is called to the Isolating Concepts
difficult task of attending to all at once
4. To make the child practice each step of each of these divisions, until he Simple to Complex
is master of it, before passing to the next Repetition
5. To give the principles and theory after the practice Experience First
Looks Like:
Assessment:
Lead sheet-
Melody
Bass line
Harmony
Scales
Write out scales in the rhythm patterns of the piece
Any light bulbs?
Beginning band
Selecting a Method
Book
Sight Reading
Selecting Music
Teaching the Music