Through-out the school year, my students beg to try and play different instruments. I always promise to let them try a different one at the end of the year. In the past, I very informally allowed students to trade instruments with others in the class and I taught them how to play Bile Em Cabbage. This year I am going to teach them much like real beginners, but covering the basics very quickly. By the end of the class period, I am hoping students will be able to perform Twinkles on a different instrument with correct notes/fingering and decent tone. I won't be using any music stands and don't want the hassle of passing out music, so I will use a Google Slide presentation to get them going.
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And if you teach beginners and want to start the next school year flying, you'll love my resource called 'From Rote to Note.' It's AWESOME for starting beginners and I use it every year to get my students playing right away. We finish that book before cracking open the method book.
I purchased the Rote to Note resource and I love it! Is there a teacher manual or score?
ReplyDeleteHi! I don’t have a score or teachers manual for that book. So sorry! Feel free to ask questions as you use the material. It’s meant to cover basics of playing notes on the D string and A string. Basses go to the G string in their part instead of low A.
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