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 Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:18 pm
I'm a freshman, and I was givin the position of section leader of the Euphoniums (baritones) once our old section leader (sophmore) rarely went to the practices and games. Marching season is over, but now I need to teach another freshman how to play... and I don't mean to be mean, but he's a bit tone deaf... Any helpful information?
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:24 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:36 pm
I don't know what to tell you...
Just make him /her do pushups if they don't listen to you ar don't do it right after a certain amount of tries... Just a suggestion.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:51 pm
like is he just bad at matching, or is he literally tone deaf. if hes just bad at it, try haveing him match different instruments. get some friends to work with him at lunch, he will get better. then when he gets better he should pick up the instrument alot easier. work,work ,work is the key. if he is litterally tone deaf, the your f'd.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:31 pm
Well, don't be a jackass. You are, after all, only a Freshman. Even though you're in charge of your section, don't think you don't have bounds to overstep. Play the game and defer to the upperclassmen when appropriate.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:56 pm
Since when is it the section leader's responsibility to teach people how to play their instruments? Shouldn't your band director be doing that? eek
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:39 pm
band directors dont have time for teaching people they should know how to play already
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:42 pm
noob2deth like is he just bad at matching, or is he literally tone deaf. if hes just bad at it, try haveing him match different instruments. get some friends to work with him at lunch, he will get better. then when he gets better he should pick up the instrument alot easier. work,work ,work is the key. if he is litterally tone deaf, the your f'd. if he sucks at marching tell him to listen to the drum section. Cuz there has to be a certain pattern with the drums and marching. Like when the snare accents a note that should be when he puts his left are right foot down. i should know i have the same porblem.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:26 pm
If he's "tone-deaf", have him match pitches to different instruments, or to someone else in your section. Practice with him if you need to. It also might help if you teach him the difference between sounding sharp or flat and teach how to fix it, if he doesn't know that already. That'll be the biggest help, I think. *nod*
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:29 pm
Teh Lost Soul I don't know what to tell you... Just make him /her do pushups if they don't listen to you ar don't do it right after a certain amount of tries... Just a suggestion.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:18 pm
Well, I mean he does listen, and *thankfully marching season is over* But he doesn't play very well. I usually have to tell him the fingerings for most of the notes, because he doesn't remember them well. I know for a fact his brother (a saxophone) know how to play and is teaching him when he can. But other than us 2, all the other baritones (there were 5 of us) quit a while ago... so now I'm a noob trying to teach another noob what I already know... sweatdrop
And I really don't like making people do push-ups... It just seems a bit un-needed...
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:49 pm
How the devil did this guy get to be a section leader in the first place? For that matter, why isn't an upperclassman running the show?
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:34 pm
Ordiserria Teh Lost Soul I don't know what to tell you... Just make him /her do pushups if they don't listen to you ar don't do it right after a certain amount of tries... Just a suggestion. what's the deal with punishing them for not being able to play an instrument? If they can't do it they need to work harder. That's it. Just practice. Lots of practice. To be a good section leader, you need to support them and make sure they really are practicing and not off doing something else. Help them out, give them praise, show them how to do certain things if they can't figure it out. You don't have to do it for them. And props on being a freshman section leader.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:36 am
NothingButDarkBlue Well, I mean he does listen, and *thankfully marching season is over* But he doesn't play very well. I usually have to tell him the fingerings for most of the notes, because he doesn't remember them well. I know for a fact his brother (a saxophone) know how to play and is teaching him when he can. But other than us 2, all the other baritones (there were 5 of us) quit a while ago... so now I'm a noob trying to teach another noob what I already know... sweatdrop And I really don't like making people do push-ups... It just seems a bit un-needed...
Does he have a lesson book of any sort? And if so did it come with a CD? That's usually helpful. *nod* Have him write the fingerings for notes in pencil on his music. That's what I do.
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:24 am
Ordiserria NothingButDarkBlue Well, I mean he does listen, and *thankfully marching season is over* But he doesn't play very well. I usually have to tell him the fingerings for most of the notes, because he doesn't remember them well. I know for a fact his brother (a saxophone) know how to play and is teaching him when he can. But other than us 2, all the other baritones (there were 5 of us) quit a while ago... so now I'm a noob trying to teach another noob what I already know... sweatdrop And I really don't like making people do push-ups... It just seems a bit un-needed...
Does he have a lesson book of any sort? And if so did it come with a CD? That's usually helpful. *nod* Have him write the fingerings for notes in pencil on his music. That's what I do.all of those lettes in the book make you look tacky at some piont in time that shouldn't be necassary. Maybe in the first few pages if your new but doing that to every page and on sheet music. It kinda shows your not learning anything. Like reading without comprehending its pointless
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