We all know that the method book is just a starting point for instruction. Most Band Instruction Method Books are about the same. When faced with the many, many, many different new tasks a beginning band student is faced with, it is usually the music reading skill that falls in the crack.
Going down the line doing a playoff only demonstrates a students ability to play the sound on their instrument. It does not demonstrate any mastery of the ability to read music. In the beginning, the one, two and three note exercises can be learned by just listening to it being played by others. Many times, the kids who seem to be great readers have been taking piano lessons so they have learned
Going down the line doing a playoff only demonstrates a students ability to play the sound on their instrument. It does not demonstrate any mastery of the ability to read music. In the beginning, the one, two and three note exercises can be learned by just listening to it being played by others. Many times, the kids who seem to be great readers have been taking piano lessons so they have learned