Individual Skills
TITLE: Ignite a Passion for Practice
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: February 15, 2022
Curated from the YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Frank DiMaria – Rather than relying on external motivation, successful teachers inspire students to fuel their own flame to attain a higher level of mastery. To this end, Chris Gleason, instrumental music educator at Patrick Marsh Middle School in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, taps into “the deeply human need to direct [one’s life] and to…
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TITLE: NPD Webinar – Incorporating Latin Percussion into Your Jazz Program – with Matthew Henry
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT:
DATE: January 6, 2022
About this Webinar – This valuable webinar provides a missing piece for many jazz programs. Presenter/demonstrator Matthew Henry combines his skills as a musician, a music educator, and an authority on Latin music in this unique webinar. Matthew breaks down the characteristics of the Mambo, Samba, Bossa Nova, and Cha Cha and explains in depth the possible instrument choices of…
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TITLE: Fix It: Snare Drum Rolls Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Dr. Paul Buyer – Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a time when you were conducting on the podium and cued a much anticipated, exposed and important snare drum roll. What did it sound like? Perhaps it was smooth, expressive and confident — maybe the result of assigning your best snare drummer…
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TITLE: Fix It: Trombone Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Domingo Pagliuca – What makes the trombone special? The sound of the trombone is one of the most profound and glorious of the brass family. As composer Hector Berlioz said, “The trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments … it has all the serious and powerful tones of…
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TITLE: Fix It: Timpani Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by David Collier – As you prepare for the next musical journey with your students, here are some ideas to help your young timpanists. Timpani students need guidance as they are soloists who have a tremendous impact on both the pulse and intonation of your ensemble. Timpanists are both the “drum set player”…
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TITLE: Tips to Be a More Effective Private Music Instructor
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite -by Aleah Fitzwater – How to Recruit Students While recruiting band students can be challenging, finding piano and guitar students is even more difficult. Local band programs offer a direct line to their marching band and sectional students. Recruiting for instruments like piano or guitar is clearly trickier. But I recommend getting in touch with…
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