Roles and Goals - Review-Goals and philosophy are important because they will shape your program. They are the foundation of what and how you will teach and run your program.-Write them down:

-What do you want the kids to experience in your class?

-Next how are you going to achieve them?-Beginning class experience is everything. It will affect who stays and who goes. Foundation work is extremely important.

-Your responsibility is to plan, teach and model!

Goals and objectives are important for you and your students.They give you an easy standard of reference of achievementStart with big goals – big picture.Some may be brief, some long.Some general, some precise and detailed

Five Principles of beginning instrumental music instruction:

Principle IUnderlying all instruction, in music as well as

in other subjects, is the principle that learning is often most effective when experience precedes theory.

ResultYou should do a lot of demonstrating and

teaching by sound, not sight – without notation.

Five Principles of beginning instrumental music instruction:

Principle IINot all students have had the same experiences, nor have

they all been equally successful in understanding their experiences. Therefore, the teacher must organize instruction in such a way as to proceed from the known to the unknown….

ResultYou should plan instruction so that students can find success

in their playing before continuing sequentially to more difficult skills.

-Students learn at varying rates and have different levels of musical experience,. You should meet the individual needs of students by supplying missing information or providing additional opportunities for musical enrichment

Five Principles of beginning instrumental music instruction:

Principle IIIThe learning process proceeds most effectively

when it is organized in such a way that the specific is related to the general and the general to the specific – in other words, from the whole to the parts and back again….

ResultTeach with the “Big Picture” in mind.

For a beginner this could simply be playing a single half-note well while reviewing all those small actions needed to sound that note; or playing through a whole etude, song or band arrangement.

Five Principles of beginning instrumental music instruction:

Principle IVThroughout the educational process, the teacher must

realize that the important activity in the classroom is not teaching but learning, and that learning depends upon the desire to learn….

ResultReal learning takes place only when the learner has a desire

to learn, plan instruction that will make students interested and active learners.

Chose attractive and interesting literature, offer appropriate positive reinforcement, maintain an appropriate pace to the class lessons, and be sure to demonstate your own enjoyment, personal satisfaction, and pleasure in teaching (especially in teaching the beginner).

Five Principles of beginning instrumental music instruction:

Principle VIf learning depends on wanting to learn, then

teaching is the art of making students want to learn….

ResultThis is a succinct and useful definition of

teaching: ….teaching is the art of making students want to learn”

Five Principles of beginning instrumental music instruction:

Principle VA few things that beginning instrumental teaching is not:

-Conducting-Lecturing-Judging

A few things that beginning instrumental teaching is :

-MOTIVATING-Explaining-Demonstrating-Encouraging-Suggesting-Organizing-Evaluating

Instructional GroupsHow to organize classes:

-private lessons?-group lessons?-like-instruments?-woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings?-grade?

-Do whatever you can to get each student a lesson a week.-Ideal time to start ww, brass and perc is in the 5th grade

Lesson Rubric

Monday TuesdayWednesd

ayThursday Friday

Sr. Band

2 A F K Jr. Jazz Q

3 B G L Makeup R

Jr. Band

5 C H M Makeup S

6 D I N Sr. Jazz T

7 E J O P open

Instructional Groups-Ideal time to start ww, brass and perc is in the 5th grade.

-physically capable-not involved in a lot of “after school” things-eager to begin new experiences-pullout lessons easier to start

-Strings may be started before this-physically capable before 5th grade for strings-helps jump start recruiting

Instrumentation - Core of band instruments only?

-Flute-Clarinet-Trumpet-Trombone-Alto Sax-Percussion-Violin-Viola-Cello- No color instruments, oboe, bassoon, french horn,

baritone, tuba etc., etc.-Instrument transfers after the first year of instruction.-Before 8th or 9th grad, definitely.

Instrumentation Transfers:

-Oboe and bassoon: from saxophone, flute, or clarinet-Bass Clarinet: from clarinet-Tenor and Bari Sax: from alto, clarinet or flute-French Horn: from cornet, trumpet or flute-Euphonium and Tuba: from cornet or trumpet or flute-Viola, cello, or string bass: from violin