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Listen better to your student during instrument class
A violin teacher noticed that she always looked at the technical aspect: the bow stroke that is not correct, a wrong fingering, the thumb that is not in the right place ...
This post is part of the weekly blog of Erik Schrooten , founder of Kunstig …
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Making an inspiration list for a musical work: Lesson suggestion
Violinist Stephen Nachmanovitch and pianist Ron Fein juxtaposed images from magazines with their scores. They were inspired by the images to give musical works their own (meaningful) atmosphere.
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Exploring the carillon of the University Library in Leuven
Did you know that the carillon is a Flemish invention (anno 1510!) and that Leuven belongs to the worldwide top with five carillons? Discover all about this enormous instrument with your class during a visit to the library tower. The carillon in …
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Percussion in all forms: Audiovisual teaching material
In this collection you will find image and sound fragments about percussion in all forms, together with more context and concrete teaching tips. This collection consists of a collection of fragments about percussion, ranging from music on real …
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Ludwig van Beethoven in the classroom: Audiovisual teaching material
In this collection you will find image and sound fragments about Ludwig van Beethoven, together with more context and concrete teaching tips . 2020 was the year of Beethoven, because he was born 250 years ago. In this collection you will …
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Practice rhythm: Chair game
The exercise is for the student to play with a simple rhythm.
For children who do not read well, you can work separately from the score in this way. It is a first step to improvise within a framework.
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Singing tone
Nothing is more fun than singing together. Lubricate your vocal cords for this musical journey of discovery along the best (folk) sing-alongs.
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Expedition tool
There's more to a song than you think, namely… instruments. Instruments are needed to make music. Have you ever blown on a trombone, a clarinet or a flute? Also the stringed instruments should not be missing: cello, violin, guitar… …
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Megadrummer orchestra
The group discovers the ten basic rhythms using:
- blocks,
- sticks,
- to call,
- castanets,
- pots,
- pans
- our own body.
After this search, we puzzle together into one big whole and make our own beat. Some dance steps will not be missing.
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Rubbish recycling orchestra
A pep bottle, beer bottle, crown cap, old ladle, plate, glass, PVC tube… We sort the waste and discover how we can reuse waste to craft our own musical instrument. Hammer, nails, drills, screws, etc. are our best friends and we close the …
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Become a composer in ten steps
Step-by-step plan to learn to improvise in the instrument lesson (initiating level). Pupils who are given a clearly defined task to improvise dare to take the first steps.
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Chordu: Get the chords to your favorite songs
In no time this site extracts the chords of all the songs you can find on YouTube for free.
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