PRE – TWINKLE CHECK LIST
Contents
Awareness of the Teaching/Learning Process: the “Rainbow”
Each piece is presented through the following "rainbow" of awareness, a framework for teaching the musical and technical concepts addressed in that piece.
1. Bow strokes and bow division:
Awareness of the bow division and bow strokes to be used in each piece.
2. Use of the Fingers:
Awareness of finger placement, i.e. which fingers stay down, when to lift the fingers, and how the fingers become independent.
3. Form and the Music:
Awareness of form is the first step to understanding music in the beginning stages of violin playing. Other musical concepts such as dynamics, tempo markings, ritards, etc. are incorporated into learning the form. Thus each musical idea becomes a part of the total musical expression. (The awareness of form from the beginning significantly helps to organize the musical memory of students.)
4. Practice and Isolation of Difficulties:
Isolate and practice the technical difficulties. At every level of violin playing, practicing is a matter of both discernment and informed repetition. This begins with the first lesson.
Practicing is based on repetition. The teacher in consultation with the student will determine how many repetitions of each piece, isolated passages, and technical studies will be made in the daily practice. Practicing with repetitions is practical and efficient, and sets the stage for practicing at all future levels.
All pieces are taught by rote until Perpetual Motion. At this point, students begin to learn new pieces with the music. Music reading skills begin in the first group lessons with rhythm drills. (See Time to Begin Note Reading) All solo pieces and group pieces are performed from memory.
(Review StringPedagogy.com Volume One: Starting the Beginning Violinist)
GDG/DAD/AEA:
See Saw:
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The Violin and Bow Together See-Saw |
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Bow on the string, silent string crossings, tiri tiri titi on open A and E strings, AEA with the Bow, placement of 1st finger on the A string, See-Saw, teacher shaping the right and left hands of student |
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108 | |
Duration: |
5'19" |
See a Little Monkey:
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The Violin and Bow Together See The Little Monkey |
Description: |
Bow on the string, silent string crossings, tiri tiri titi on open A and E strings, AEA with the Bow, placement of 1st finger on the A string, See-Saw, teacher shaping the right and left hands of student |
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Channel: |
109 | |
Duration: |
5'19" |