Posted on 05/30/2014 9:47:04 PM PDT by MacMattico
Find a metronome app or a real metronome and teach her to use it.
Oh and there are special ways to count time by breaking each beat down. There’s no shame at all in counting each measure out this way to be sure each note is on the proper beat, practicing it slowly then getting up to the proper tempo.
I did the band thing for 6 years and was by no means talented, but I got by pretty well using this...made up for being massively uncoordinated.
There’s info on Ali’s IQ testing on the internet that seems valid. It surprised me also.
I don’t get that from the clip. He seems to be saying that it will help kids learn to read and that everyone should have that opportunity, not just white kids. But that is quite different from saying Common Core was created to dumb the white kids down. It was garbled, so I’m not sure I caught everything.
Indeed. Stylistically there’s nothing at all wrong with that when it’s a choice. It adds flavor and interest to the music!
At the same time, for a struggling beginner it helps to learn the rules starting off, as well as the little tricks to help you get there. School bands sadly aren’t big on improv.
I found counting off each note to understand where it fits into the beat to be one of the most useful learning tools, hence I’m cheerful to pass it along to someone else who’s struggling a bit in the hopes it helps them as well.
‘Her IQ came back at 81’
I just looked it up and that is just a hair below average and 68% of the test takers are average, where average starts at 85.
http://teaches12345.hubpages.com/hub/How-Important-Is-My-Childs-IQ-Test-Score
Her problems with taking tests in general could account for it.
Thanks everyone! It may be an up hill battle at times but you’ve all helped me to look at things more positively. Thank you for all the great advice!
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