Looking for a way to rotate through the scales and improve technique? Consider assigning a scale of the week. Teach or review it on Monday, practice it Tues/Wed/Thur and assess it on Friday.
Ideas for assessments:
- Hear one section at a time.
- Play “drop out.“
- Play “drop out” speed version (speed up the met until you have 1-2 “winners.”
- If you are lucky enough to have 2 directors, send kids out one at a time to perform.
- Draw names for individuals to play in class. (See the Jar of Dooooom article.)
- Have kids buddy up in groups of 2-3 and perform for each other.
- Play only up or only down if time is an issue.
The “Bonus” Scale can be offered as a challenge to more advanced students and displays a differentiation opportunity.
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Other Reading:
The Jar of Dooooooom (Changing Up Your Scale Routine)
Teaching the Individual Student in A Classroom Setting
How Using Lanyards Can Help You Listen to Every Student in Beginning Band
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