Below is is the Suzuki Group group class syllabus for January, 24, 2014. The majority of students for this class have played for 1-6 months between the ages of 5-9.
- Tuning
- Name Game (Introduce yourself and share what you had for breakfast. Reintroduce the person next to you then state your own name and what you had for breakfast.)
- Warm Up / Yoga
- Standing (Tadasana)
- outstretched arm rotations
- stretch arms up towards sky
- pretend to sit down (Utkatasana)
- Bend down for a long winded bow with hands touching ground
- crouching then lifting arms upward to standing (step 1)
- repeat pattern 5 times
- Round the room rhythm exercise following a combination of the groups most popular breakfast menus (Toast and eggs and granola). Then a twinkle variation using the breakfast rhythm with piano accompaniment.
- Sight Reading and introduction to conducting
- Attached is the Group Class Duet.
- Students are divided into two groups assigned to play one of the duet parts.
- Each section is sightread by a volunteer first then by the entire section.
- Teacher demonstrates basic conducting of 4-4 time.
- Group plays the duet with teacher conducting. (In future groups, students will practice conducting).
- Twinkle variations with piano with volunteer student leading
- Bow hold check then student led Up Like a Rocket
- Lightly row with piano with volunteer student leading
- Song of the wind with piano with volunteer leading
- Twinkle / May Song played at same time.