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BeginningStrings:TheFirstTwoYearsAreCri5cal!!!
BobPhillips,DirectorofStringPublica5ons,AlfredMusic
Handoutsatphillipsfiddlers.com
Bob’sBackground
1. Taughtelementary,ms/hsstringsfor28years.
2.Beginning(5thgrade)classesaslargeas160.3.90%-100%reten5onby7thgrade.4.Resultedinana5onallyknownHSorchestraandfiddleprogram.
WhatIstheMission?TogetstudentstofallinLOVEwithmusicandwanttoCONTINUE!!!(forever)
EverythingshouldservethatMISSION.Youcan’tteach(IMPACT)anemptychair.“Iftheydon’tLOOKgoodandSOUNDgoodnothingelsemaeers.”–BobCulver
WhyDoKidsJoinOrchestra!1. Aleader(YOU)standsupandsays“followme”and
itlooksFUN!!!(REALLYFun!!!)
2.TheywanttoplayaTUNE!!!3.TheyfallinlovewiththeSOUNDoftheinstrument.4.TheywanttofindoutiftheymightbeGOODatthis.5.TheywanttobepartofSOMETHING.(biggerthanthemselves)
WhyDoKidsStayInOrchestra?1. Iamfeelingsuccessful.(ISOUNDgood)
2. Iamlearning/progressing.(IamIMPROVING)
3. Ihavefriendsinorchestra.(It’sSOCIAL)
4. Thegroupisgood.(TheySOUNDgood)
5. Ilikeit.(It’sFUN!!!)
WhyDoKidsDropOut?1. Idon’tsoundgood.(TONEandRHYTHM)2. Iamnotsuccessful.(TECHNIQUE)
3. TheclassisbeingtaughtbynoteandIamstrugglingwithREADING.4.Myfriendsaredroppingout.(it’snotSOCIAL)
WhatAboutBooks?1. They’reaTOOL,notareligion.ChooseacomprehensivebooktoenhanceyourCURRICULUM.(ASTA)
WhatAboutBooks?2.VIDEOisthemessagesojumpinanduseit.Videocanbeavirtualprivatelessonteacher,latestarthelper,orswitchinstrumenthelper.3.AUDIOcanbethekeytogreatintona5onandrhythm.Givethemthecontextimmediately.Makemusicasquicklyasyoucan.4.ONLINEvideo/audio/resourcesaretheBEST!
SuccessfulRecrui5ng1. ATTITUDEdevelopment(you/El.musicteachers/department,staff,admin).2.Agreat(well-planned)recrui5ngDEMO.
3.GuidetheirCHOICES(handsonwithinstruments).
4.CreateaDECISIONmakingmoment.5.FOLLOWUP,followup,followup.Neversaydie.
SuccessfulSet-Up:HoldingtheInstrument
SuccessfulSet-UpHoldingtheBow:
1. WhentostartBOWING?(pizz.vsarcostart)
2. FINGERfunc5on
3. ReleaseofTENSION(usinghands)
4. FLUIDarms,wrists,fingers
SuccessfulSet-UpHoldingtheBow
Bass-German
Violin/ViolaCello/Bass-French
BowHandsWeLikeVIOLIN
CELLO
BASS
BowHandsProblems
VIOLIN/VIOLA
CELLO/BASS(Fr)
BASS(Gr)
PlacingtheBow(BowingLanes)
SoundInnova5onsOnline– Alfred.com/sionline
MovingtheBow
Tone–VariablesofSoundYourLEFTHandIsWhatYouKnow,YourRIGHTHandIsWhoYouAre!
BowingLanesBowWeightBowSpeedMezzo-ForteMedium-HeavyMedium-Slow
Forte HeavySlow
PianoLightFast
Mezzo-PianoMedium-LightMedium-Fast
PianissimoVery-LightVery-Fast
For5ssimoVery-HeavyVery-Slow
FormingtheLeo-Hand1. Establishfingerpaeerns–physical2. Establishfingerpaeerns–aural3. Mentallymapthefingerboard4. Learntoreadfingerpaeerns
TeachingAurally(byRote)WhatAretheBenefitsofGoingfromSoundtoSight?
1.ThisisthefastestwaytoENGAGEstudents–itkeepsyoufocusedonthemandmoreimportantlytheyarefocusedonyou,yourmodeling,andteaching.
2.ThisisthebestwaytodeveloptheirAURALskillswhichleadstomusicianship.
3.ItseparatesPLAYINGskillsfromREADINGskillsandmakesliteracyeasier.TheyneedtohaveaREASONtowanttobecomeliterate.Wouldyouteacha1yearoldhowtotalkviareading?4.Orff,Kodaly,Suzuki,Roland,Culver,Gordon,Froseth,etc.gotitRIGHT.5.Literacyisameanstoanend.IftheycanreadShakespearebutdon’tunderstanditwhocares.Wedon’twantmusicaltypists,wewantcreators.
TeachingAurally(ByRote)Strategies
1. MODEL,MODEL,MODEL.Useyourvoiceandinstrumentasmuchaspossible.
2. UseTUNEStoteach.Breakthemdown,memorize,keepplayingthem.
3. Startwithpizz.andaddthebowinsmallbursts.ThequickeryougetthemusingthebowthequickertheygetexcitedaboutSOUND.
TeachingAurally(Rhythm)
1. MOVINGtomusic.
TeachingAurally(Rhythm)
1. ECHOINGrhythmicsyllablesornumbers.
2. ECHOINGrhythms,bowings,andar5cula5ons.
TeachingAurally(ByRote)Tunes/Music
1. TUNES–noteata5me,paeerns(BoilThemCabbageDown).
2. CHORDS-I,IV,Vbyear.
3. BASSlines–fromthechords.
4. HARMONYparts–usingchordtones.
5. TRANSPOSING–startonanewnote.
GoingfromRotetoNoteTeachingLITERACY
1. Canstartanywherefrom1stdayto2ndyear,aslongasthefocusisonSOUNDS/TUNES(auralskills).2.PROCESS-byeartorotenota5ontorhythmicnota5ontopitchednota5onusingflashcards.3.LEARNthetunes/exercisesbyearthenbynote.
RhythmFlashCards1. Echoresponseseeingcards(syllables)
2. Ready,now,look,andsay(syllables)3. Ready,now,look,andplay(instruments)4. Non-stop(instruments)
Flashcard1Flashcard2
Flashcard3Flashcard4
BridgingtheGaptoPitchedNota5onEachLeeerisaFlashcard
D E F# G
A B C# D
1. Pluck/bowthepitchasfastasyoucan.Pluck/bowbythecountof??2. Pluck/bowthepitchin5me.Ready,now,look,andplay3. Echomyrhythmonthispitch.1+,2+,3,4
Flashcard1Flashcard2Flashcard3Flashcard4
Flashcard5Flashcard6Flashcard7Flashcard8
LearnTunesWithRoteNota5on
F#F#F#F# G–G–
F#F#F#F#
E–E–
F#F#F#F#
G–G–
F#F#EE D–D–
1. Byearfirst,thenbyflashcards.2. Mixuptheorderofthecardstomakesuretheyarereading.
Flashcard1Flashcard2
Flashcard3Flashcard4
Flashcard5Flashcard6
Flashcard7Flashcard8
LearnTunesWithRoteNota5on
F#F#F#F# G–G–
F#F#F#F#
E–E–
1. Addrhythmandpitches
Flashcard1Flashcard2
Flashcard3Flashcard4
LearningTradi5onalNota5on
Flashcard1–DFlashcard2–EFlashcard3–F#Flashcard4-G
Flashcard5– AFlashcard6– BFlashcard7– C#Flashcard8-D
LearningDScalePitches–Findthenotein4,3,2,1beats.
LearningTradi5onalNota5onLearningDScalePitches– Readingtetra-chordpaeerns.
Flashcard1-DTetra-chord Flashcard2-ATetra-chord
LearningTradi5onalNota5onRotetoNoteTunes–Readingtunespreviouslylearnedbyearinsequencethenoutoforder.
BoilThemCabbageDown
Flashcard1Flashcard2Flashcard3Flashcard4
Flashcard5Flashcard6Flashcard7Flashcard8
LearningTradi5onalNota5onLearningSymbols
Flashcard1Flashcard2Flashcard3Flashcard4Sharp FlatQuarterNoteQuarterRest
a b
f
g
n p +
q Flashcard5Flashcard6Flashcard7Flashcard8Forte NaturalPianoLeoHandPizz.
LearningTradi5onalNota5onReadingtheTunes
RepertoireLearnbyReadingorAurally
1. Playunisontuneswithaccompaniment–audio,piano,guitar.
2. Playduetsandtrios.
3. Playstringorchestrarepertoiretheycanplayandsoundgoodon.
4. Everythingcan’tbeachallenge/techniquebuilder.Challengetheminclass.
5. Playsometunesfrommemory.
6. Everyconcertneedstohavesome“goosebump”moments.
7. Perform,perform,perform–createopportuni5es.
DevelopingCrea5vity1. Developbyearusingrhythms,pitches,paeerns/riffs.2. Useliteracyasamemoryaidandfortheorypostaural.
TEACHlikesomeoneleothegateopen
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