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TIME for Beginning Band! Laura Singletary Florida State University [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________
Using the space below, please write down 5-10 FUNDAMENTALS you feel we are responsible for teaching in beginning band.
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Executive Skills
Literacy Performance
Middle School band directors in Florida (N = 187) were surveyed and asked to rank 27 skills/concepts for the frequency of their inclusion (on average) in beginning band instruction. Items were ranked either DAILY (5) WEEKLY (4) MONTHLY (3)
A FEW TIMES DURING THE YEAR (2) or NEVER (1). The nine items that were ranked above 4.5 (daily inclusion) were:
Posture/Instrument Carriage Air/Breathing
Rhythm Accuracy (performance) Tone Quality
Pitch Accuracy (performance) Note Literacy Articulation
Rhythm Literacy Tempo
Modules for Instruction
To Be Continued!
Warm up Rhythm Literacy
Note Literacy Individualization
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EXECUTIVE SKILLS
Synthesis
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Ø Warming Up—o At First
§ Lines from the book for long tones§ Decontextualizing technical patterns§ Rhythmic echoing
o Later On§ Scales as long tones§ Duet lines used as chorales§ Varied articulations§ Melodic echoing
Ø Rhythmic Literacyo At First
§ Develop a system§ Kinesthetic, aural, visual§ Aural before visual—“sound byte”§ Symbol transitioning—X O
o Later On§ Practice decoding—rhythm method books§ Triangulation—Create, perform, respond
Ø Note Literacyo At First
§ Fingering, location, name§ MEMORIZE§ Singing with note names as lyrics§ Writing activities—mini staves
o Later On§ Scales for literacy§ Note names and fingerings§ Scale sheets, not letter name charts§ Key signatures, not accidentals§ Memorize the chromatic scale!§ Writing activities—mini staves
Ø Individualizationo At First
§ Mouthpiece tone§ One note§ One measure
o Later On§ Pass-offs§ Quizzes—scales, lines, rhythm lines
Ø Synthesiso At First
§ Sight-reading from the book§ Book “extras”§ Composition/Improvisation§ Video/Audio recordings
o Later On§ Sheet music for concert performance§ Mini-rehearsal§ Transfer§ Composition/Improvisation§ Video/Audio recordings§ Writing/Critical thinking