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Teaching young group.

Author: Morrigan
Date: 2006-01-24 04:00

Hi all
I'm tutoring at a music camp this week, and I have 13 students between the ages of 9 and 13, all playing at or below 2nd grade level (don't quote me on that - the brochure says "this band is for players up to grade 2").

Sometimes they can be hard to control, especially the boys. The worst time is towards the end of the day when they just want to go home, and it's HARD controlling all 13 of them!

Has anyone got any suggestions or strategies to keep them interested, entertained, focussed? Some whine "Let's PLAY something" yet others are happy to talk about fingerings and reeds and breathing.

My favourite method so far is that I am teaching them a basic melody by ear; and I can start or stop playing it at any time throughout the lesson. So, if they get noisy, I start playing it and they all quickly go quiet to try and pick it up.

Thanks for any suggestions, MUUUCH appreciated!

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