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Questions about Reading Rhythm

I am starting Reading Rhythm for the first time, and just want to make sure I understand how the TTM and Reference materials fit together. It appears that the Reference materials and MOR audios begin with Project 8 of the TTM. Is that correct? Do…

Continuing Reading Rhythm projects

I have just finished Reading Rhythm. It felt to me like it wasn’t quite finished and I have a couple of questions: 1. The read, transcribe, and play exercises that we introduce during ties, should this be an ongoing thing even after they have finished…

Pauly’s Patter tied notes

In Pauly’s Patter, measure 20, is there a reason why the third chord (on the beat of +3) is written as a tie instead of a quarter note, like the chords before and after it? It would seem that within a measure, it would simplify…

Using words to learn rhythms

Does anyone use words for reading rhythm streams instead of buh-buhs? I’ve always used it as a fun variation. But recently I had one student who was a bit stuck at the rhythm-into-fingers phase. And I realized he was stuck because he couldn’t make sense…

Reading Rhythm: Processing ties

Has anyone found a creative way to teach the concept of ties to a student who has trouble grasping abstract concepts? I love the idea presented earlier here about using “London Bridge” as a natural way to teach dotted quarters, but I need a new…

Reading Notes: dealing with clef symbols

I’m working through the Reading Notes program for the first time and I just introduced the Ladder and Race conversations. On page 5 of the Reference Book, the Streams page alternates between treble and bass clefs. I haven’t introduced clefs yet. Do you have students…

Teaching dotted note rhythms

I am working with another class on Reading Rhythm. We’re at dotted notes and up to now, I have not mentioned anything about counting “1 & 2 &” etc. For a dotted quarter note, do you guide them to feel “left, right, left…” for the…

Reading Rhythm – dotted notes and ties

My first student is at the end of Reading Rhythm! Question: for the student, dotted notes and ties aren’t as confident as I wish they’d be. What would you do in this case (he has no trouble with rests)? Would you move on anyway to…

Reading Rhythm for students with prior experience

I have a brother/sister shared lesson who can read music (although not confidently) and I’ve just assigned their first MOR. Next would be to ask them to take the rhythms to the keys over 5SS. Being that they can read music, would you still do…

Help in confidently teaching Reading Rhythm

I need some help in teaching the Reading Rhythm course. I am beginning my second year with Simply Music and I love it. Now it’s time to start several students into RR. One student is an adult, played in the school band, and is familiar…