Distance learning was hard for our students in all subjects, and music was no exception. Students learning and teachers evaluating physical skills through a webcam has been less than ideal, to say the least, and we are all very relieved to have the opportunity to learn and perform in person once again. However, in addition to not being able to provide the most ideal and individualized feedback for students during distance learning, I also did not have the opportunity to provide basic instrument maintenance and upkeep of the students' instruments. Not only do string instruments need to be tuned regularly, but teaching students the aural skills to tune the instruments themselves was also an endeavor with the audio challenges that distance learning entailed.
Students became increasingly frustrated during distance learning due to the fact that their instruments were not "sounding" like they were supposed to even though they were technically performing everything correctly! The strings on the instrument were falling out of tune due to overplaying, lack of playing, and general temperature fluctuations. Even if the students placed their fingers exactly where they were instructed, if the strings are out of tune, everything will sound incorrect. These frustrations caused lots of students to abandon their instrument dreams over distance learning, causing sadness to all.
Now that we are back in person, we need new strings to fix all of the instruments that sit in disrepair, so that students can be rejuvenated and they can thrive on their instruments. This will give us enough strings to fix all of the strings that have broken over distance learning as well as give us a few backups for the year.
Nevada Standards addressed will be: MU:Cr1.1.EI, MU:Cr2.1.EI, MU:Pr4.1.EI, MU:Pr4.2.EI, MU:Pr4.3.EI, MU:Pr6.1.EI
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Distance learning was hard for our students in all subjects, and music was no exception. Students learning and teachers evaluating physical skills through a webcam has been less than ideal, to say the least, and we are all very relieved to have the opportunity to learn and perform in person once again. However, in addition to not being able to provide the most ideal and individualized feedback for students during distance learning, I also did not have the opportunity to provide basic instrument maintenance and upkeep of the students' instruments. Not only do string instruments need to be tuned regularly, but teaching students the aural skills to tune the instruments themselves was also an endeavor with the audio challenges that distance learning entailed.
Students became increasingly frustrated during distance learning due to the fact that their instruments were not "sounding" like they were supposed to even though they were technically performing everything correctly! The strings on the instrument were falling out of tune due to overplaying, lack of playing, and general temperature fluctuations. Even if the students placed their fingers exactly where they were instructed, if the strings are out of tune, everything will sound incorrect. These frustrations caused lots of students to abandon their instrument dreams over distance learning, causing sadness to all.
Now that we are back in person, we need new strings to fix all of the instruments that sit in disrepair, so that students can be rejuvenated and they can thrive on their instruments. This will give us enough strings to fix all of the strings that have broken over distance learning as well as give us a few backups for the year.
Nevada Standards addressed will be: MU:Cr1.1.EI, MU:Cr2.1.EI, MU:Pr4.1.EI, MU:Pr4.2.EI, MU:Pr4.3.EI, MU:Pr6.1.EI
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