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Course Description

The Additional Qualification Course: String Education, Part 3 (Violin/Viola/Cello, Ukulele & Guitar) extends the knowledge and skills from Part 1 and Part 2, with a focus on leadership skills for all teachers in both elementary and secondary school settings. The Additional Qualification course: String Music Education, Part 3 (Violin/Viola/Cello, Ukulele & Guitar) supports the expectations outlined in the Ministry of Education curriculum policy documents and other Ministry of Education policies.

Course Outline

Topics include:

• the history and status of string programs in Canada and the United States, and advocacy.
• advanced bow technique and bow strokes, physics of tone production through string knowledge, postural issues in string education as a result of equipment choice, shifting and vibrato technique, and improvisation and creativity in the string classroom.
• criteria for choosing intermediate/advanced string repertoire, cultural and current issues in music preferences, alternative string styles, teaching styles, how classroom setup affects rehearsals, various rehearsal techniques, metacognition, and conducting skills.
• rethinking string instruction in the 21st century, media and technology influences, and performance test rubrics.

Notes

Required Materials:

• a good quality?webcam?with decent audio quality, access?to one full-size violin, viola, or cello (Rentals can be arranged through Long and McQuade music stores)
• ukulele, guitar
• a music stand
•  Strategies for Teaching Strings, by Hamann and Gillespie https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Strategies+for+Teaching+Strings&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
• ?Essential Elements Book 1 (Strings) Teachers Manual (https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Essential+Elements+Book+2+Teachers+Manual)
• Jerry Snyder Guitar Today Book 1 (Guitar) https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Today-Book-Jerry-Snyder/dp/0739008099
• Essential Elements for Ukulele – Method Book 1: Comprehensive Ukulele Method https://www.amazon.ca/Essential-Elements-Ukulele-Method-Comprehensive/dp/1480393886/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=essential+elements+method+book+1+ukulele&qid=1624796765&sr=8-2
• a digital tuner
• a metronome if desired