Suzuki Violin Group Class with Parents Participation

Suzuki Violin Group Class with Parents Participation 教师：曹旭初
My experience: the principal violin player and soloist in Fudan Univ. Orchestra.
Performance program: Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Mendelssohn violin Concerto in E Minor, Lalo Violin Concerto in F Major.

Class Requirements: 自备小提琴, 10 students max. (lower class), parents participation.


Week One
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
了解每个学生现有水平	listen to each student's play and point out the place needs improved
示范正确持弓, 持琴姿势	Place stickers to the bow and finger places needed for playing	group exercise the correct posture with parents' help
A絃练习, E絃练习, A絃E絃互换	show the movement to play the sounds	listen and imitate the movement and sound
Exercises for quick placement of fingers	show how to place the finger for different sound	listen and imitate the movement and sound
Pre- melody for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	show how to play the song	listen and imitate the movement and sound

Week Two
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Continue to teach finger placement and bow movement	illustrate the correct tone and finger position, String change	individual help
introduce beat concept	illustrate half beat and 1/4 beat	group practice
Song play: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Variations practice)	listen to the recorder and play with the students	group play with individual help


Week Three
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Continue to teach finger placement and bow movement	illustrate the correct tone and finger position, String change	individual help
introduce beat concept	illustrate one and two beat	group practice
Song play: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Theme)	listen to the recorder and play with the students	group play with individual help

Week Four
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Continue to teach finger placement and bow movement	illustrate the correct tone and finger position, String change	individual help
New song play: Lightly row	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with individual help
Review songs: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with individual help
Introduce beautiful tone concept	illustrate how to play smoothly	group practice with individual help

Week Five
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Introduce note reading	fingers' position correspond with notes	group study and place fingers with reading
Song play: Lightly row	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Six
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
New song play: Song of the Wind	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with individual help
Introduce note reading	fingers' position correspond with notes: half beat and stop sign and finger indication reading	group study and play with reading

Week Seven
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Song play: Song of the Wind, Lightly Row, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with individual help
Tone practise	Listen and teach 运弓skill: 手腕的运用, 换絃skill	individual help
Introduce note reading	Explain the position of "#" and return sign	group study and play with reading

Week Eight
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
New song play: Go Tell aunt Rhody	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
New song play: "Ocome, Little Children	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Review note reading		individual practice

Week Nine
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Introduce Pizz (拨絃)skill	connect Pizz to play tones with the same resonance	group practice
New song play: May Song	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Go Tell aunt Rhode	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: "Come, Little Children	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Nine
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
New song play: Long, Long Ago	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Go Tell aunt Rhode	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: "Come, Little Children	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Song of the Wind, Lightly Row, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Ten
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Introduce各种弓法: 全弓, 上半弓, 下半弓, 顿弓	示范	group practice
New melody: Allegro (小快板)	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Long, Long Ago	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Eleven
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
上半弓速度训练	上半弓空絃示范	group practice
快速读谱训练	手指按絃 with notes reading	group practice with notes reading
New melody: Perpetual Motion (无穷动)	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Long, Long Ago	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Twelve
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
第4指练习	示范4指位置	group practice
D Major Scale音阶引入,D絃引入	示范	group practice
New melody: Tantalization	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Long, Long Ago	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Go Tell aunt Rhode	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: "Come, Little Children	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Song of the Wind, Lightly Row, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Thirteen
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
顿弓及重音的演奏法	示范	group practice
New melody: Allegretto	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Long, Long Ago	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Go Tell aunt Rhode	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: "Ocome, Little Children	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play: Song of the Wind, Lightly Row, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week Fourteen
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
读谱训练	视谱 "Andantino"	每个人轮流演奏一小节
New Song play" Andantino"	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
巩固以学乐谱知识	随机挑选已学乐章训练	individual practice

Week Fifteen
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
G Major Scale音阶引入,保留指法练习,上半弓训练	示范	group practice
New Song play: Etude	listen to the recorder and self-demo; play with students	group practice with notes reading
Song play" Andantino"	listen to the recorder and play with students	group practice with notes reading

Week sixteen to thirty
Learning Objectives	Important Teaching points	Class Exercise
Review all the above skills	practice and playing with students for fun	group practice
to be decided for further teaching plan per students' level		individual practice