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Free violin game D to E strings
I was hunting around for violin games on the internet briefly today…just because, and I came across this site, which has a clickable violin and matching notes from the D string notes all the way up to the E string notes. Not sure why it is missing the G notes though. A simple but effective…
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Feb/March 2010 AMEB Theory Exam Seminar
I attended a theory Seminar at the beginning of 2010. I can’t remember if it was held in February or March but I did take lots of notes that I thought might be useful to post here. Discussed was the upcoming Online Theory Examinations, written exams in general and the change to the Folk Songs.…
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Violin Game for Open Strings – Beginner
Here’s another game I play with my beginner violin students. It really drills the open strings. I would play this during the second or third lesson after they have been drilled in open string pizzicato. You will need:- A game board – click here for Can You Name This String Game A set of game cards…
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Violin Games for Beginners “Pluck that string”.
PLUCK THAT STRING I am currently teaching a 3 year old. It isn’t difficult, but you do need to use a LOT of games to make your point, to teach them well and maintain interest. Here’s one I play in my first lesson which I have titled “Pluck that string”. How to play: Student sits…
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Panel Discussion – Ask The Examiners (AMEB Examiners, teachers and representatives from other boards)
This was the final presentation of the day – a Panel Discussion on questions teachers had for AMEB examiners and other board representatives. On Sight Reading: Students are allowed to put their hands on the keys/instrument, but no sound can be made. “Prepare the hands, but don’t make a sound”. It is better to “nut…
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Games for Aural, Rhythm and Reading – Samantha Coates
Samantha bravely gave us a second presentation on ‘Games for Aural, Rhythm and Reading’. You may be familiar with Samantha’s books “How to Blitz…” She has books for theory, musicianship, sight reading, general knowledge as well as musicianship and theory games books. Samantha took us through some Intervals Songs we had in our handout, which…
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Great Repertoire Collections: Beginner to Advanced
Elissa Milne gave us an inspiring presentation on Repertoire Collections. She went through a few of her favourites and had to do away with her ‘yellow notes’ because we ended up heading down a completely different path to what she had initially planned for us. Elissa pointed out that the back of a book is…
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The Inherited Student: Delight or Disaster?
The delightful Samantha Coates (Author of the Blitz Books series) gaves us a presentation on ‘The Inherited Student’. She asked for input on the pros and cons of an ‘inherited student’ (a student who has come to you from either another teacher or a music school). There are all the usual types of cons: failure…
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Teaching in the Digital Age – Ray Partridge
The third presentation in the Winter Piano Seminar was from Ray Partridge on ‘Teaching in the Digital Age’. I am NOT brilliant with computers, and for me, this seminar either went over my head, or I currently use similar notation programs. What do we use computers and technology for in our teaching studios? To record our…
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Abe Cytrynowski – Technical Work Masterclass
The first class of the day was run by Abe Cytrynowski on scales, and how to avoid your students playing them on automatic pilot (playing with a vacant mind). He said to firstly draw them in with a theoretic hook ie the key signature. Use visual hooks “Scouts honour” (3 fingers) and a “peace sign”…
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