In the beginning...The Foundation for Success in the First Two Years of Band (with Dr. Steven Tyndall)
This is a summarized version of a clinic that myself and Dr. Steven Tyndall gave at the 2009 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. Click this link if you are interested in the full handout from the clinic, http://nebula.wsimg.com/14ee473521229f7b2d28c4c0bd7f485c?AccessKeyId=8A07B23F9D49DAA23B98&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Building Block 1-On your mark! Get set... Go slowly and be thorough in the beginning. It is important to s pend some time on basic reading/notation. You can g ive students written material to review while you are working with different sections. Be extra careful when setting the embouchure-make graduating to the instrument an accomplishment. You must cover proper instrument maintenance from the beginning. I insist that that they be able to show me how to: properly assemble, swab, oil valves, care for a slide etc... Be insistent on proper hand positions and posture. Have you ever tried to fix bad right-hand positions...