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Instrumental/ Vocal Technique

"Technique" shoudl be understood to mean the craft of music-making. The term encompasses those physical and mechanical skills required in oder to use a musical instrument or one's voice as a means of expression. Technique empowers musicians to express themselves musically.

The competency of Instrumental Technique is assessed as follows:

One   

Rarely produces a characteristic tone on their instrument
Rarely performs with technical accuracy and fluency
Rarely applies technical abilities as a means to musical expression
Rarely demonstrates correct physical procedures

Two

Occasionally  produces a characteristic tone on their instrument
Occasionally 
performs with technical accuracy and fluency
Occasionally applies technical
abilities as a means to musical expression
Occasionally demonstrates
correct physical procedures

Three

Usually produces a characteristic tone on their instrument
Usually 
performs with technical accuracy and fluency
Usually applies technical
abilities as a means to musical expression
Usualy demonstrates
correct physical procedures

Four

Consistently produces a characteristic tone on their instrument
Consistently 
performs with technical accuracy and fluency
Consistently applies technical
abilities as a means to musical expression
Consistently demonstrates
correct physical procedures

Fingering Practice

For each school term you will log a minimum of 60 minutes a month on music racer. When you reach a score that you are proud of for that term use the Print Screen button on your keyboard to copy the evidence onto a microsoft word document and upload that document into your online musician profile.  
MUSIC RACER
6 String Guitar Fretboard Naming

School Repertiore

Please use these recordings for practice of our current repertiore as well as for your own listening enjoyment:)
Two Welsh Folk Songs
El Tango
I Dreamed of Rain
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