FOLDER 1

Getting Off to a Good Start

1. RECRUITING & INSTRUMENT PLACEMENT

2. EMBOUCHURE SET-UPS

3. INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY VIDEOS

4. POSTURE & INSTRUMENT POSITION VIDEOS

5. INSTRUMENT HAND POSITION VIDEOS

6. 1st NOTATED TONES – 1st TUNE

7. CALL & RESPONSE FOR UP CLOSE ONE-ON-ONE

8. MUSIC-MAKING WITH THREE NOTES

9. & 10. TRANSPOSITION CHARTS

11. INTRODUCTION TO “PLAY ALONG” – NEW

12. “PLAY ALONG”  & MEMORIZE – NEW

FOLDER 2

Beginning Student Assessment

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1. EMBOUCHURE CHECK-OFF LISTS

2. FIRST MP TONES PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT

3. CALL & RESPONSE PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT

 4. RHYTHMIC PATTERN READING PERF ASSESSMENT

5. MELODIC PATTERN READING PERF ASSESSMENT

6. COMPOSITE ACHIEVEMENT CHECK-OFF LISTS

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FOLDER 3A

Singing Informs

LISTEN-MOVE-SING & PLAY

1. SING-ALONG AND PLAY VIDEOS

2. HOME PRACTICE & PLAY REPERTOIRE

FOLDER 3B

Teaching Music Pattern Reading

START WITH:  T      E      A      C    H  PATTERNS

FOLDER 3C

Behavior Management

FOLDER 3D

Teaching Students How to Practice

and

Why Don’t Students Practice?

FOLDER 4A

Music MY Choice 1

ONLINE CHOOSE-PRACTICE-PLAY

1. MUSIC-MAKING WITH 3 NOTES

2. FAVORITE CHOICES

3. STUDY WITH AN ARTIST

4. STAR LEVEL CHOICES

5. SECULAR HOLIDAY SONGS

6. SHOWCASE BAND ARRANGEMENTS – NEW

“Models define, exemplify, and motivate”

FOLDER 4B

Music MY Choice 2

ONLINE CHOOSE-PRACTICE-PLAY

1. SNARE DRUM  –  CHOOSE-PRACTICE-PLAY

2. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION – CHOOSE-PRACTICE-PLAY

3. WORLD PERCUSSION – PLAY ALONG

4. AUXILIARY PERCUSSION – PLAY ALONG

5. DRUM SET MODELS & DRUMLESS PLAY-ALONG TRACKS

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FOLDER 5

Sound Teaching

CALL & RESPONSE

1. 1st TONES – MOUTHPIECE, REED, & MP ASSEMBLIES

2. 1st NOTES – 1st TUNE

3. TUNE-UP ON CONCERT D-Eb-F

4. ARTICULATION WARM-UPS ON CONCERT D-Eb-F

FOLDER 7

Teaching Rhythm

FEELS LIKE – SOUNDS LIKE – LOOKS LIKE

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1. TEACHING RHYTHM FROM THE CONDUCTOR’S POINT OF VIEW

2. FEELS LIKE – SOUNDS LIKE – LOOKS LIKE

3. TEACHING RHYTHMIC PATTERNS WITH MOVEMENT

4. FLASHSLIDE PROGRAMS TO TEACH RHYTHMIC PATTERN READING

FOLDER 9

Teaching Rhythm

COMMUNICATION & UNDERSTANDING

1. NAME – IDENTIFY – INTERPRET

2. THE FUNCTION OF MUSIC SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

“The conductor’s baton and phonetic rhythmic syllables can easily explain the function and purpose of music signs and symbols.”

FOLDER 6

Musical Independence

1. LEARNING PIECES ON MY OWN

2. HOLD A PART IN A MUSICAL ROUND

3. LEARNING TO PLAY ‘FROM MEMORY’

Playing ‘From Memory’ is the process of transferring what is heard, recalled, and imagined to music performance.

FOLDER 8

Teaching Rhythm

The Du de – Du da di Phonetic Rhythmic Syllables

(Items 2), 3), 4), are excerpts from GIA MLR 378 CD)

1) JAMES FROSETH AUTHORSHIP VERIFICATION

2) THE PRIMARY BEAT – LISTEN & REPLICATE

3) DUPLE (2s) SUBDIVISION – LISTEN & REPLICATE

4) TRIPLE (3s) SUBDIVISION – LISTEN & REPLICATE

FOLDER 10

Individualizing Group Instruction

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Tunes with Easy Alternative Parts

Tunes with Easy Parts & Break It Down Options

(All Tunes Have Acoustic Studio Accompaniments)

FOLDER 11A

Entry-Level Improvisation.

1A) Creativity Killers (Alert)

2) Entry Level C&R Articulations

3) Things to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

4) Creating a Safe Environment

5) C&R Vocabulary For Improvisation

6) Improv Prep – Learn Songs Ear-to-Hand (“By Ear”)

FOLDER 12A

Harmonized Scales – Technique & Improvisation

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   1) Half Scales (Minor ii7-V7) with Improv Options     

    2) Half Scales (Major V7-1) with Improv Options

3) Full Scales Major & Minor with Improv Options

     4) Melodic Ear-to-Hand Studies      22 Levels  In All the Keys

FOLDER 11B

Motivating Students to Practice, Play, & Continue in Band

FOLDER 12B

STUDENT TALK SUPPRESSION RESOURCES

Folder 13A

Improvisation for Everyone

Teaching Entry-Level Improvisation in a Group

Constructing a Safe Environment

Getting Students Off to a Good Start

Call & Response Videos for Home Study

“By Ear” Transcription Studies

Inermediate & Advanced Resources for Improvisation

FOLDER 13B

Memorization – A “How To” Introduction

FOLDER 14A

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FOLDER 14B

Customizing and Individualizing Instruction in Band

Customizing Instruction From the Start and Beyond

The Call and Response Warmup

Individualizing Instruction in Band and At Home

Study With an Artist

Don’t Slow It Down – Break It Down

FOLDER 15

ASSESSMENT – 1

Measures to Evaluate & Verify

1. RHYTHMIC PATTERN READING ASSESSMENT

2. PRIMARY MELODIC PATTERN READING ASSESSMENT

FOLDER 17

PEDAGOGY – 1

WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT LEARNING and TEACHING

FOLDER 16

TEACHER PEDAGOGY

Programs to Improve Teaching

1) DON’T SLOW IT DOWN,  BREAK IT DOWN – BAND PIECES

2) BREAK IT DOWN – TEACHER RESOURCES

3) LOOK & LISTEN TO MY BATON – “AMERICA” FROM MEMORY

4) KEYS TO DIAGNOSING & CORRECTING COMMON PROBLEMS

FOLDER 18

PEDAGOGY – 2

WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT LEARNING and TEACHING