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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Flute
This is a basic informational page on teaching the flute. It is a work in progress, and your comments would be very helpful. These instructional pages are designed to help the new teacher, who has limited knowledge of instruments not … Continue reading
Posted in Instruments
Tagged air, band, bunny, embouchure, exercise, flute, hole, light-headed, overtone series, overtones, pinky, position, posture, sound, technique, tone
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Introducing Students to Band Instruments: Posture
In the beginning, students will be very excited and will listen to everything you have to say attentively. By the time they’ve been in the program for three years (8th grade, usually) their posture will have become sloppy, and they … Continue reading
Introducing Students to Instruments: Breathing
Here are some basic things to remember when introducing band students to proper breathing technique. Breathing Attention-spans of students are short—don’t get too technical. Never breathe from your nose! Remind students of this. Instruct the kids to breathe from their … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band
Tagged air, band, breath, breathe, breathing, diaphragm, embouchure, inhale, wind, yawn
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Percussion Techniques Notes – The Snare Drum
The Snare Drum These are the notes I took on my first day of Percussion Techniques at USF, taught by Dr. Bob McCormick. The basics of the snare drum are covered here, including parts of the drum, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Percussion, Percussion Notes
Tagged bass drum, Bob McCormick, drum, education, music, music education, notes, percussion, snare, techniques, tympani
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 