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Tag Archives: posture
Sing Your Way to Health!
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that all the teachers out there are enjoying their time away from children. I can tell you that it’s VERY quiet at my house while I am home, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Informational, Teaching Chorus
Tagged abs, antibodies, anxiety, article, asthma, bacteria, benefits, blood pressure, brain, choir, choral, chorus, cold, emphysema, endorphines, energy, flu, flute, health, help, how, how-to, immune, lungs, music education, oxytocin, poster, posture, practice, prevent, rehearse, sinfini, sing, singing, song, teacher
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Double Bass Basics
Double Bass Basics Photo from http://www.dafmusic.com Based on information given by bassist and orchestra teacher Mauricio Rodriguez, at a strings clinic I attended recently. The bass should be viewed as an extension of your body, it should be very natural … Continue reading
Posted in Instruments
Tagged action, basics, bass, bass for dummies, body, bout, bow, bowing, bows, class, contra, double, dummies, endpin, etude, finger board, French, German, hair, height, help, hold, how-to, left hand, lesson, material, music, neck, orchestra, position, posture, repair, resources, right hand, scales, scroll, size, string, strings, teach, teachers, tips, tricks, tutorial, upright, website
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Orchestral Strings Tips or “Bag of Tricks”
Some brief tips that I have learned in teaching orchestral strings classes. This is not a comprehensive list by any means, but it is a start. Please add your own comments and I will add them to the list. I … Continue reading
Posted in Practice Techniques, Teaching Orchestra, Tips and Tricks
Tagged bass, beginning, bow, cello, class, double, ed, education, elementary, French, German, hair, help, hold, ideas, middle school, music, orchestra, posture, room, Russian, shadow, string, strings, suggestions, teach, tip, tips, upright, viola, violin, wrist
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Clarinet
This is a basic instructional page on teaching the clarinet. Reed selection: The majority of clarinet players seem to prefer Vandoren reeds, and pretty much no clarinet player likes Rico brand reeds. A Rico might be ok to start with, … Continue reading
Posted in Instruments
Tagged atriculation, band, beginner, beginning, clarinet, clarinetist, embouchure, jazz, music, posture, reed, Rico, school, Vandoren
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Stickfigure Statues
This is a great idea for body motion and spatial awareness that can be done with music. Simply hold up one of the stick figures and the students must imitate the pose of the stick figure. It’s even more fun … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas
Tagged ABA, awareness, beat, children, education, elementary school, form, ideas, lesson, lesson plan, motion, music, pedagogy, posture, rondo, spatial, statues
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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
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