String Pedagogy Notebook

Hueristic Strategies

Have students play a note that teacher is playing at the same time. Teacher should play slow to moderate tempo patterns that students cannot predict.This leads to audiation and helps with sight reading ability.

The teacher should play a predictable melody and stop one or two notes short of the cadence and ask the students to finish it.

The teacher can tell a story and substitute musical pitches for words. For example, instead of saying the word "egg" play e-g-g on your instrument. There are over 400 words in the English language that can be spelled with the musical alphabet.

Stacking

Start with a simple bass line (D-G-D-A) and build upon it gradually. Add harmonies and let students try solos.

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