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Re: beginner instruction

Author: msloss
Date: 2003-03-26 19:46

DFH,

From a cold start, I am using some of each from Rubank and Klose even with the little ones. You can actually make the practical and mechanical exercises in the Klose fun if you approach them the right way. Each exercise is compact enough to teach an important skill but not wind or bore the child.

Once they can skronk their way through enough notes to play some melodies, grab a few pages out of a Disney or other songbook. The kids generally get pretty excited if they can play something that sounds even remotely like a tune they recognize. Good way to get them to link what they hear to what they see on the page. Just make sure they are reading the music and not purely playing from ear.

Go ahead and piece stuff together. Great teachers never work exclusively from the textbook or syllabus. You'll get a formula together that works for you and your students, and it won't take any more of your time than teaching from a single book.

Cheers,

Mark.

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