Musical play with the guitar at the center

34 pages, booklet
VMK Forlag 2002
Teacher's guide

Description:

The aim of the 2-teacher project has been to find a form of teaching where the music and the instrument are at the center, so that the children not only listen to the instrument, but also have it in their hands. It has also been important to find a teaching method that puts the two music educators on an equal footing, so that the teaching does not become a kind of EM/rhythmic teaching with instrumental accompaniment.

This type of two-teacher teaching is not an actual instrumental lesson, but rather a form of teaching that, through creative play and games, aims to familiarize the child with the instrument and the instrumental teacher and awaken their curiosity for possible later involvement with the instrument.
The EM subject forms the framework for the teaching - the center of the teaching is the instrument.

Two-teacher teaching can give music schools the opportunity to create greater continuity in the teaching offerings from musical playroom/rhythmics to actual instrumental teaching, an area that has received a lot of attention in recent years.
This form of teaching can help to strengthen interest in "rarer" instruments, and the instrumental teacher has the opportunity at a very early stage to spot children who have an immediate "flair" for the instrument in question. This means that both child and parents can be better supported in their choice of instrument.
This is of great importance in these years when the lower demand for certain classical instruments is reflected all the way up the food chain.

Many instrumental teachers feel insecure when it comes to classroom teaching. By working together with an EM teacher who is experienced in classroom teaching, the two teachers can both support and inspire each other based on their respective areas of expertise. Among other things, the EM subject contains many ideas for inspiration for beginner instrumental lessons both as solo and group lessons.