Consider the pedagogical opportunities that help students succeed in band and orchestra. Good teaching skills, of course, are paramount. The music teacher is the first and foremost influence for students to stay or quit, but there are…
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No matter how well you practice your instrument and music, some things will always be harder for you and some things will always be easier for you. There will always be someone you know who can easily do what you find hard. There will…
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Even though you have used all of the 5 Steps and really practiced well, you will still make some mistakes. Don't let this discourage you. It is perfectly normal and is to be expected. You will remember where your problems were, and you can…
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When you practice your music in smaller sections, it is easier to focus your attention in a concentrated way to learn the section. It may take you several times through the section of music to finally play it correctly. Many people stop at…
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As you practice your music, divide it into smaller sections or "bite-size pieces". The more difficult the music, the smaller the sections need to be. On one song you might work on each section from rehearsal number or letter to the next.…
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Now that you know the rhythm and the positions, you are going to practice putting them together. You are going to teach the rhythm to your positions so you can move them to the right position at the right time. This sounds very simple, but…
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You will know when you have outgrown it and no longer need to do it. If you still have to think about the position numbers or whether it's Low, Middle, or High, then you need to keep doing it. Identify the notes on all of your music until…
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When you first practice your music, you need to know how the rhythm sounds before you do anything else. In music, everything meets the rhythm. This means that everything you must do to play music on an instrument you must learn to do in…
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The trombone has 7 positions: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. When learning your trombone positions, rather than think of them as 7 separate positions, it is helpful to think of them in groupings.…
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