Evans, Kelly
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- Madison Elementary School
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Class Method book
Sound Innovations for Band - SI Online: Band method book resource and play-a-long tracks
Essential Elements for Strings - Essential Elements Interactive: Orchestra method book resource and play-a-long tracks
Orchestra
How to tune with the fine tuners
Snark ST-2 or ST-8
- Clip on tuner for all instruments. ST-2 has an internal mic and reads vibrations; while ST-8 just tunes through vibration of the pitch on the instrument.
Band and Orchestra
Apps for Android or Apple
Metronome - should be able to find free metronomes. Metronomes help us by clicking the beat at a chosen tempo
Bandmate Chromatic Tuner
- Great as a free tuner. Just pick your instrument in the app.
- highly encourage brass players to get this app, it will help your child know if they are playing the correct pitch
Online Resources
Yamaha Fingering Charts - Instrument fingering charts available here
Metronomeonline.com - Metronome to use on-line. Looks like a blue dial, choose the speed you want.
MusicTheory.net - Music Theory knowledge and exercises
Vic Firth - Percsussion Rudiments (audio and video of exercises available)
On-line games
MusicRacer - works on note identification, fingerings, and musical terms
Treble Note Challenge - name 25 treble clef notes in one minute (can use the mouse or keyboard to answer)
Bass Note Challenge - name 25 bass clef notes in one minute (can use the mouse or keyboard to answer)
Alto Clef Note Challenge - name 25 alto clef notes (can use the mouse or keyboard to answer)