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HOW DO I LEARN in a KIDBAND TEENBANDS ADULTBAND or "Little Orchestras"
BAND and ORCHESTRAs Skymusiks' Kidbands, Teenbands, "little orchestras" and Adultbands are unique musical playing and learning environments enabling those wanting to learn a musical instrument or those already playing an instrument to experience the fun and joy of playing music in groups! FUN YET PROFESSIONAL RESULTS ! This unique arranging style and teaching methodology combines traditional music teaching with the use of the computer and keyboards to play backtrack drums and bass or string orchestral backgrounds These can be slowed down to help students learn the at slow tempos at first but still experience the entire accompaniment from the beginning of learning. Printing of arrangements especially for beginners helps read with easy big fonts for beginners and letters in the middle until they are more fluent at reading. Parts to play are arranged at different levels which can nevertheless be played simultaneously, so that everyone feels comfortable. Most of all what students enjoy is feeling that they are playing along with entire orchestras or bands. (click here to listen)
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This ensures that the quality of performance that KID, TEEN AND ADULTBANDs produce is a professional sounding result, no matter what the levels of the players. .Yet the ease with with which players blend in makes the playing an enormous amount of fun and constant delight in playing new pieces easily !
ABOUT MICHAEL Michael Irwin (UTLM), a graduate
of UNISA, has 18 years experience as a music teacher, an orchestral
conductor, a solo performer as well as a session musician. Michael has conducted the Rustenburg String orchestra as well the Full Orchestra, which has won awards under his baton at the Capetown Eisteddfod. He has also taught music at high schools and primary schools as well as privately for 18 years. He has experience playing professional gigs in a variety of styles. Combining his interest in
music technology on computers with his teaching and playing experience and
his love of both classical and all contemporary music styles, he has been
writing and arranging music for pupils since the early days of
computers and digital recording.He encourages students to deepen their
knowledge and ability to learn to play in whatever style their interest
lies, whether for small kids that is childrens songs, walt disney themes
from movies like the Lion King, Pochahantas ,ballet music or for teenagers
and adults rock, hip hop/dance, classical, jazz, or solo ballads |
