Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Away from the Keyboard

I can't imagine myself teaching without the whiteboard.

A student was sight reading a piece of music. To help him with the rhythm, we drew the rhythm of the first four bars onto the white board. Together with another student, they learn how to clap and chant the note name.

After the rhythm was comprehended, we progressed to creating new rhythm for each other to clap.

Such teaching activities do not need to be derived from books. They should be at the fingertips of the teacher. Including such activities in lesson plans would be a good practice .

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