Reading
Time for More Music: memorized or not?
Are the songs in Time for More Music meant to be added to their repertoire of memorized songs and the long term playlist? Or just used for learning to decipher the written music, and once they can play it well, they move on? I believe…
Improving sight reading
I have a student who is interested in improving his sight reading skills. Any advice other than lots of reading? It is recommended that sight reading be two levels down from the reading. We don’t level reading in Simply Music, but just make sure it’s…
Student struggling with TFMM but pretending to get it
I have a class of three students in Time for More Music. We are at Gray. Two students are comfortable taking on the reading in each step, and understanding scale journey, and I’ve kept the projects moving a bit at a time with discussions. One…
When to introduce Special Programs
I’m still young in the SM teacher world and I have students in levels 1, 2, and 3 right now. My question is, when do I start students on Accompaniment, and then when do I start them on Reading Rhythm? Should I start Accompaniment in…
Using music books to help reading
Is there a point in the reading notes process where you let the students use the music books from foundation levels that they already know, to practice reading notes/intervals? With each Location Point learned, you point students to Music Book examples that use the notes…
Helping reading students play fluidly
I have an adult student who has been taking lessons with me for about 4+ years. We are still doing playing based instruction, but she is into the reading program and has reading projects. Her playing is very halting. Think of a first grader reading…
Learning note names on staff
I’d appreciate your advice as I move two of my students into the conclusion of the Reading Notes program. At the end of the book, it mentions the importance of identifying note names. Does anyone revert to the easy way to remember notes on the…
Continuing RR projects after starting RN
Once a student has started Reading Notes, should they continue to do rhythm projects every week (transcribing) or do they switch over to Reading Notes projects? It seems like a lot to have a weekly Rhythm project in addition to a weekly Notes project, but…
Hand placement on RN streams
When doing the Streams projects in Reading Notes, how do you explain how to start each line? In the Streams up to 3rds, the first line starts on finger 1 and is easy to figure out on the piano. But the rest of the line…
Student has no desire to read
What to do if a student, end of Level 5, has no desire whatsoever to read music? We made it through Reading Rhythm and he hated it. He’s 8, a terrific student, with a huge repertoire. He plays piano while on vacation and makes money.…