Genre : Bowed stringed instruments
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN : UOM:39015079203942
Type book : PDF, Epub, Kindle and Mobi
File Download : 300 page
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Designed for use in undergraduate-level string methods, techniques, and pedagogy courses, this comprehensive text provides all the information necessary to develop and manage a successful school-based string or orchestra program at elementary through secondary levels.The text begins by introducing the string instrument family and presenting an overview of the school orchestra program. Subsequent chapters - divided into three levels of string competency corresponding to elementary, middle, and high school skills - cover performance goals and objectives,strategies for teaching technical and performance skills, and solutions to common playing problems for each ability level. Rehearsal planning and preparation, rehearsal techniques, practical approaches to teaching improvisation, student recruitment and retention, and choosing literature for theschool orchestra are also covered.