InstrumentsForBeginners

To be used in class or for homework for your students first band lesson. Originally created to be used with SI Book 1, but would work with any method book. Features warmups, making a sound, and first three songs: Hot Cross Buns, Au Clair de la Lune, and Mary Had a Lamb. For Band Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Percussion.

Instrument Care Rules for: Woodwinds, Brass, and Strings

To be used in class or for homework for your students first string lesson. Originally created to be used with SI Book 1, but would work with any method book. Features warmups, making a sound, and first three songs: Hot Cross Buns, Au Clair de la Lune, and Mary Had a Lamb. For String Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

Leads students through a series of composition exercises: 1. Pick song (I let students pick folk songs from lesson books or you could write in a song to use with all students) 2. Change the notes 3. Change the rhythms 4. Own variation Theme and Variation go on the final copy Final compositions could be photographed and recorded to make a concert slide show of student work. Great way to show off students, engage parents during pre-show warmup, and show the importance of music education.

Leads students through a series of composition exercises: 1. Rhythm Composition 2. Writing on the staff 3. Melodic Composition 4. Adding other musical symbols 5. Final Composition and Program Notes Final compositions could be photographed and recorded to make a concert slide show of student work. Great way to show off students, engage parents during pre-show warmup, and show the importance of music education.

Terms and Symbols covered in the first few years of study. I laminate these so that they can be reused with dry erase markers. One set is kept in each folder for students. Includes rhythms, dynamics, tempos, articulations, repeats and other symbols.

Worksheet for music composition project. Includes draft and final copies. Final compositions could be photographed and recorded to make a concert slide show of student work. Great way to show off students, engage parents during pre-show warmup, and show the importance of music education.

Practice Strategies create by students and teachers to help with practice. Strategies include ideas for both band and orchestra.

A music composition project that can be used with any grade or instrument.

A Lesson Planning Sheet to help plan lessons and rehearsals for 12 weeks. Helps with pacing. A page for each beginning and advanced band and orchestra.

For using in beginning band and orchestra. Five and Six note songs written in letter form for: Band Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba String Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass