Updated: Apr 10, 2020
Music Teacher Tip #22 - #StartingPitch:
When rehearsing a song, don’t guess your starting pitch. Take your starting pitch from an instrument. Here are some choices:
🎵 a piano 🎵 a resonator bell or glockenspiel 🎵 a guitar/ukulele string 🎵 a tuning fork
Get. Your. Starting. Pitch. Every. Time.
😁🎶 Happy teaching!
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