got2twinkle part II - Suzuki violin

PreTwinkle Violin classes, bowing, open strings,recital, community service, fiddle tune. Talent Education Cener: Suzuki Violin, Orange County, CA

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[TECstudio]

Once a child can do Twinkle A, Twinkle B is very easy (if they are listening). If children are not listening to the CD at home this will be very frustrating. They should be able to tap each one on the 'ready goes' before you advance to the next one. For some children Twinkle C takes lots of listening. Keep reviewing the A & B Twinkle. If they don't get it after several weeks of listening it may be and indication that parents do not know how to use the single repeat button at home.

[TECstudio]

@TECstudio If a child can tap all 4 Twinkles, the other activities you are using will be so much easier to acquire. I have some children who need several weeks to listen to each Twinkle with the single repeat button at home. I also have some children who are musically exposed enough to tap all 4 Twinkles in the first lesson. It depends on what they are listening to at home. Occasionally I have a child with a processing disability. They need this activity. Make up lots of games for them.

[TECstudio]

@TECstudio The first skill you want to help the child develop is making a strong connection between the hands and the ears. Use every game you can think of for this purpose. Keep reviewing basics as you add more difficult skills. Once you make that connection doing something simple it will be much easier to do it with more complex activities. Ear/hand skills need to come before Eye/hand or reading skills. Some children need to watch their hands so they are concious of their movements.

[TECstudio]

@bainpg Very good question. There are many things going on here. One, the heavy end of the bow is at the frog. Two, Small children are still developing strength in their thumbs and will tense up the fingers in their bow holds when the thumb is doing most of the work. Their joints double joint and buckle. Three, It is better to give more work to the larger limbs and develop the child's core strength before making demands of smaller fine motor muscle groups.

[jelliesjellies]

im a suzuki teacher trainee, and this is really helpful. thankyou very much! any tips on keeping a hyperactive 3 yr old engaged?!

[TECstudio]

@jelliesjellies I have both active and easily distracted children in my studio all the time. The secret is training parents how to work with their children at home so they know how to organize and pace the activities. Violin is a great activity for these children be cause they need more development of their vistibular system, upper body skills and deep listening activity. I wish you could watch me teach.

[daviolinist5]

Do you teach all the variation rythms without the violin first?

[TECstudio]

Lastly, the bow balances best close to the frog and this takes the tension out of the fingers. Let the violin carry the wieght of the bow over the shoulder. The hand and the frog of the bow hang from the strings relaxing the bow arm shoulder and elbow.

[TECstudio]

The child learns that the bow is already heavy enough to make sound with out pressing the horse hair into the string and that developing the ability to relax and balance the bow into the string will give them tone and articulation. I'm doing lots of aditional activities not shown here to develop physical core abilities.

[bainpg]

Just wondering - what is the rationale for having the pre-twinklers play exclusively in the lower part of the bow?

[bainpg]

Just wondering - what is the rationale for having the pre-twinklers play exclusively in the lower part of the bow?