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Date Posted: 07:17:13 02/01/05 Tue
Author: jessie
Subject: Re: keeping a steady tempo
In reply to: Cynthia Holcomb 's message, "Re: keeping a steady tempo" on 19:35:32 01/30/05 Sun

My band director also used a metronome in high school. I also remember my director stressing to us to subdivide each count. Maybe the students need to remember to count 1 & 2 &.

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[> [> [> Re: keeping a steady tempo -- Jackie Batteiger, 18:46:49 02/07/05 Mon [1]

Feeling the beat in very important. I definately advocate for movement. I would get them marching around to a beat with a metronome or I would keep it on a hand drum or something. (But they also need to subdivide with movement.) While keeping that beat I say "hip" and then they must move to the subdivision of the beat=eigths.(I still only tap the beat.) Then say "hup" to return to the beat=quarter. "hup" again will double again=half notes. You could "hip, hip" for 16ths. I hope that makes sense. Another thing I do is to have them walk the beat, or tap the beat, and sing the first word and last word of a song only. Everything else is in their head. With a audible beat at first but then internalized. This way they have to internalize the music. If there are no words, have them sing letter names or solfa. With the short beginner songs, this might work.


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