additional reading material
When to Introduce Outside Pieces
When Neil says, “. . . once a student has ventured far enough into the syllabus, we routinely begin dealing with the full array of pieces from any typical classical repertoire, Moonlight Sonata included”, does “far enough into the syllabus” mean once students are somewhat…
Reading from a Hymn Book
I have a very motivated adult student who has nearly finished Time for More Music. She is able to figure out what most any piece of music says given enough time. She has a good grasp of intervals and knows what many of the notes…
Portions of Outside Pieces
Just curious if anyone ever hands your students a portion of a song as a reading project (rather than a whole piece). I’m wondering if it would be a good way to expose them to a song (and be able to hit different genres and…
Development Levels Required
Is it intended that we WILL DO the Development levels or are they just a source choice of reading material when the Foundation levels are finished? If students begin to source a variety of their own reading material and we are helping them with that,…
Reading Process Additional Material
I have recently started the Reading Program with a few of my students. We are still in the Reading Rhythm book. Once you are finished with the Reading Notes program, what material do you give them to reinforce or practice reading music? I heard Time for…