Parent Tips
Welcome to Orchestra! The rewards of being part of this exciting musical organization will be great. The first several weeks of learning to play a band instrument are especially important. Good practice habits need to be established at home from the beginning, and a parent or guardian can HELP.
*Help set up the best practice facility (the area should be well lit and free from distractions)
*Establish a regular time and routine for practice sessions. Your child should begin with one’s warm-ups then move into the week’s assignments (they are written in your child’s agenda). Trouble-some parts should be isolated and worked out before the entire piece is repeated. One should end practicing with a few favorites, just for fun!
*Listen enthusiastically to your child’s practicing. Recognize his or her efforts even with a comment on tone, posture, or anything else about the playing that you find appealing—You are the audience your child will most appreciate.
*Participate in our three-way partnership: parent\guardian, student and teacher working together to make band an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. Start by reinforcing your child’s practice routine. Lastly, as your child begins to practice on their instrument in earnest, I will be in touch with practice expectations and how one should be practicing.
Enjoyment in playing an instrument and a desire to practice come with success; success is the result of dedicated practice. Together, we can guide your child on the road to those great rewards. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, or if I may be of additional help.
Sincerely,
Fabio Facciponte
Orchestra Teacher
[email protected]
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”
― Albert Einstein
*Help set up the best practice facility (the area should be well lit and free from distractions)
*Establish a regular time and routine for practice sessions. Your child should begin with one’s warm-ups then move into the week’s assignments (they are written in your child’s agenda). Trouble-some parts should be isolated and worked out before the entire piece is repeated. One should end practicing with a few favorites, just for fun!
*Listen enthusiastically to your child’s practicing. Recognize his or her efforts even with a comment on tone, posture, or anything else about the playing that you find appealing—You are the audience your child will most appreciate.
*Participate in our three-way partnership: parent\guardian, student and teacher working together to make band an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. Start by reinforcing your child’s practice routine. Lastly, as your child begins to practice on their instrument in earnest, I will be in touch with practice expectations and how one should be practicing.
Enjoyment in playing an instrument and a desire to practice come with success; success is the result of dedicated practice. Together, we can guide your child on the road to those great rewards. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, or if I may be of additional help.
Sincerely,
Fabio Facciponte
Orchestra Teacher
[email protected]
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”
― Albert Einstein