Today's group lesson was great . Each time I teach a group, I gained confidence and insights.
Though working with only one upright piano and an electone, the group of 8 students learnt a great deal learrning Bizet's Toreador Song. I like the approach that student learn a new piece of music through listening. Today students were asked to listen out for the key, melodic patterns, dynamics, style etc of the piece.
As they tried to unscramble a cut up pieces of the music, they were motivated to read the music and hear it in their head in order to piece them in order. I love this part which it really works - the score was more than theoretical notes but they were able to hear the music in themselves.
Learning to play the piece could be more directive. Getting them to work out the piece was not too successful. The music could be study as a group in phrase and assign one to play just parts of it - probably all the interval 3rds , all rhythmic pattern one or melodic pattern 2 etc. The whole piece could have been well studied before they do their homework to play the piece before the next group lesson .
Well done. Keep going !
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