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Summarization of Contents
Introducing NUVO WindStars!
The "Play It Today" Series Overview
Explains the purpose of the "Play It Today" series for learning instruments and music reading.
NUVO Instrument Pitch Advantage
Highlights NUVO instruments are pitched in C, facilitating ensemble playing with other instruments.
WindStars Curriculum for Beginners
Suggests the WindStars pre-band curriculum for young beginners aged 4-10.
Accessing WindStars Curriculum Resources
Provides a link to learn more about the award-winning WindStars curriculum for different instrument levels.
Dood & Toot Book Features
Teacher Guidance and Tips
Advice for teachers, suggesting the WindStars curriculum for engaging classes regardless of musical ability.
Student Progress Tracking: Certificates
Encourages coloring stars as progress is made and printing a certificate upon completion.
Audio and Video Learning Resources
Informs users that backing tracks and video icons are found throughout the book.
Introducing the Dood Instrument
Dood Reeds and Mouthpiece Explained
Explains the function of the reed and mouthpiece, including reed types and care.
How to Change Dood Reeds
Provides step-by-step instructions on how to remove and insert reeds into the Dood mouthpiece.
Introducing the Toot Instrument
Changing the Toot Lip Plates
Details how to easily swap the Firstnote lip plate for the standard lip plate using a tool.
Dood & Toot: Handling and Posture
Correct Hand Position for Playing
Illustrates correct hand placement for playing the Dood and Toot, similar to a recorder.
Importance of Good Playing Posture
Emphasizes the importance of standing upright and bringing the instrument to the mouth for good sound production.
Playing Techniques: The Dood
How to Produce Sound on the Dood
Guides on positioning the mouthpiece, embouchure, and blowing to produce a sound.
Dood Sound Production Troubleshooting
Offers solutions for difficulty producing sound or for squeaking noises.
Playing Techniques: The Toot
Toot Playing: Firstnote Lip Plate
Instructions for playing the Toot using the Firstnote lip plate, focusing on embouchure and air.
Toot Playing: Standard Lip Plate
Guidance for playing the Toot with the standard lip plate, emphasizing head position and lip placement.
Toot Sound Production Troubleshooting
Tips for making a sound with the Toot, suggesting adjustments to angle and air.
Music Fundamentals: The Staff
Understanding the Musical Staff
Explains the five-line staff used in music notation, including clefs and bar lines.
Learning Basic Notes: B, A, G
Playing Notes B, A, and G
Demonstrates how to play the notes B, A, and G with finger positions and thumb placement.
Music Notation: Note Lengths and Tunes
Understanding Note Durations
Defines whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes and their corresponding beat counts.
Practicing Simple Tunes
Guides users to clap rhythms and play tunes using the learned notes (B, A, G).
Rhythm and Articulation: Eighth Notes
Eighth Note Value Explained
Defines eighth notes as shorter than quarter notes, worth half a beat.
Tonguing for Articulation
Explains articulation using the tongue for Dood and Toot, describing the 'Tu, tu, tu' method.
Music Notation: Flat Signs
The Flat Sign and Bb Note
Details how a flat sign lowers a note by a half-step and introduces the Bb note.
Learning Notes and Key Signatures
Key Signatures Explained
Defines key signatures and their effect on notes, using 'Twinkle Twinkle' as an example for Bb.
Musical Structure: Endings and Ties
First and Second Endings in Music
Explains how to use first and second endings in pieces like 'Smooth Trax' and 'Reggae Trax'.
Understanding Musical Ties
Defines a tie as a curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch, played as one.
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