• Fast rock version
• Slow jazz version
A simple starter: students play repeated crotchets on E, with two-bar rests between
each phrase. Two different accompaniment versions are provided for the same
students’ part: fast rock and slow jazz. There are several advantages to this: you can
ask students to repeat the piece without their becoming bored or feeling they are
just doing it again, while you can check that everyone’s
fingering/embouchure/posture is correct It also introduces students to the idea of
listening to the accompaniment while they are playing. Ask them which version
they prefer, and why (there are no correct answers!).
Notes used: E
Key: Fast rock version – concert Bb major
Slow jazz version – concert G major
Learning points: stave
treble clef
time signature 4/4
note E
crotchet/crotchet rest
whole bar rest
double bar
tempo/style indication

This is a gently lilting piece, teaching 3/4. The structure is ABA. First teach section A
– it’s the same both times. Section B can be sung or played, in two parts. (Listen
carefully to the accompaniment: can your students hear the crashes and the
nettles?)
Notes used: C, D, E
Key: concert G minor
Learning points: time signature 3/4
dotted minim
tied notes
hairpin crescendo