Does anyone use recordings in beginner lessons to give examples of a "good" tone and such? I know that Ft. Worth ISD used to have a list of suggested listening included with their packet of suggested equipment for elementary band directors. Any thoughts on exposing students to good sounds?
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A good idea but almost impractical in "during school" lessons. Teaching at the house, yes.
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Usually the tone quality of the lesson teacher is sufficient. I have seen some band directors play a few recordings during class, which i think is a great idea. I did. The reason why I like to see band directors play recordings is because many times the band director that is teaching the class is not teaching their primary instrument.
Come to think of it, it is sometimes detrimental for the students to hear the director play even their so called primary instrument.
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Maestro is right and I believe that Sixharmonies sums it up. JMO.
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I do like to hear directors play recordings for students to listen to. It doesn't matter what type of recording or what instruments, just recordings that feature good musicians producing good sounds.
I hate to hear a band director playing next years marching band show for beginners in Finale generated MP3 recording. I mean wtf? Don't get me started.
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Just out of curiosity, what were some of the suggested recordings?
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Being a trombonist, I naturally looked at the trombone page, where they listed Christian Lindberg, Bill Watrous, JJ Johnson, Curtis Fuller, and Slide Hampton, among others, I believe. It's been a while, so I'm not entirely sure. It think I must have been looking at the low-brass manual; i really don't know. But it did list like Jamey Aeborsold's suggested listening in his free jazz manual.
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An interesting point. I think most people forget to teach students to actually use their ears and teach them how to listen. I use Youtube periodically. I like to have students not only listen (some find that boring), but they can also see the musician which brings a totally new dynamic to "listening".
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"An interesting point. I think most people forget to teach students to actually use their ears and teach them how to listen. I use Youtube periodically. I like to have students not only listen (some find that boring), but they can also see the musician which brings a totally new dynamic to "listening"."
Good to remind everyone of this resource.
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"An interesting point. I think most people forget to teach students to actually use their ears and teach them how to listen. I use Youtube periodically. I like to have students not only listen (some find that boring), but they can also see the musician which brings a totally new dynamic to "listening"."
Good to remind everyone of this resource.
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