Tuba
SKU: GI.G-MTU
Introducing the
Instruments. Composed
by James Froseth. Band
Method. Other Band
Methods. Music Education.
Book. 33 pages. GIA
Publications #MTU.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-MTU).
English.
For the
teacher of instrumental
music classes, individual
differences among
students are inevitable.
Unfortunately, the lack
of flexible materials
frequently forces
teachers to adopt a
quasi-instructional
procedure best described
as lockstep, where all
students in the class
rehearse each exercise
until the slow members of
the class succeed or
until the teacher gives
up. The Individualized
Instructor was designed
with the expectation that
students are different.
With this method, high-,
average-, and
low-achieving students in
a class are able to
progress simultaneously
at their own rate
according to their
interest and ability. In
addition, the flexibility
of the instructional
format often allows
twelve or more students
to perform different
musical material
simultaneously, thereby
eliminating the
“follow the
leader†approach to
music learning. All study
materials in the series
are musical. Nonmusical
exercises are excluded in
favor of folk song
literature, musical
rounds, and musical
ensembles. Furthermore,
The Individualized
Instructor encourages
students to think about
their music: to analyze
unfamiliar material,
generalize previously
learned concepts and
skills, and synthesize
all elements into a
musically proficient
performance. In addition,
this series develops many
fundamentals (tonality,
phrasing, tempo, and
musical style) through
the use of the singing
voice. Singing best
provides the
“musicalâ€
experience that,
subsequently, can be
applied to the
development of musically
sensitive instrumental
performance. Books 1, 2,
and 3 and the
supplementary books
ensure that these
fundamental ideas are
carried well beyond the
first year of
instruction.
