reading difficulty

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…

• Last updated 5 years ago
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Question about “Father to Son” in Development Level 16, that is not addressed in the teacher recording. My students and I have a hard time reading the music because it is difficult to see where the staff ends and the leger lines begin. Has anyone…

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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…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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Quite relieved after todays lesson with my 7 year old. It is my first time ever to take someone that young through RR. She was previously doing well till we started dotted notes last week and she found them really confusing though the RR material…

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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.…

• Last updated 8 years ago
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