Comments on: Monday Mailbag – Duets with Students http://musicmattersblog.com/2010/01/25/monday-mailbag-duets-with-students/ inspiring creativity in music education Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mindy http://musicmattersblog.com/2010/01/25/monday-mailbag-duets-with-students/comment-page-1/#comment-101136 Mindy Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:31:07 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=1171#comment-101136 Ensembles, I love 'em! They are hard to coordinate and take a lot of patience during rehearsals. I have done what you do, students split lesson times. But only after each has their part learned fairly well. I always play the other part, up until then so they know what the whole thing should sound like. I love that you record the part as an mp3. That is a super idea. I haven't looked but could you give us the run down of what technology you have in your studio and what you need to record and compress into an mp3 for us, please? Ensembles, I love ‘em! They are hard to coordinate and take a lot of patience during rehearsals. I have done what you do, students split lesson times. But only after each has their part learned fairly well. I always play the other part, up until then so they know what the whole thing should sound like.
I love that you record the part as an mp3. That is a super idea.
I haven’t looked but could you give us the run down of what technology you have in your studio and what you need to record and compress into an mp3 for us, please?

]]> By: Gretchen Saathoff http://musicmattersblog.com/2010/01/25/monday-mailbag-duets-with-students/comment-page-1/#comment-101135 Gretchen Saathoff Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:23:58 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=1171#comment-101135 This is very interesting! I have always played the "other part," not assigning it to another student. That way I know the pulse will be steady, rehearsals are no problem, and there is less opportunity for crashes between students. Other comments? I'd love to hear various takes on this issue. This is very interesting!

I have always played the “other part,” not assigning it to another student. That way I know the pulse will be steady, rehearsals are no problem, and there is less opportunity for crashes between students.

Other comments? I’d love to hear various takes on this issue.

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