Musicality Inspiration from an Animal
This set of animal cards will add expression, storytelling and imagination to playing review pieces or scales. I so hope it brings creativity, fun and laughter to your practice!!
First choose a piece or a scale to play, and then pick an animal card to use as inspiration for how you will play. The interpretation of the monkey card verses the turtle card will inevitably be different. This is wonderful because as musicians we seek to have vivid contrasts in our playing so that it’s interesting for both us and the audience. Exaggerating musicality and characterisation is a learned skill. However, experimenting with these cards is a great place to start! To vary the musicality and characterisation of your piece add vivid contrasts to your vibrato, bow speed and bow weight. Exaggerating everything you do with your phrasing, bow strokes and articulation will ensure your audience will clearly understand your intention.
In this set there are 92 cards with an animal. There are also 5 dinosaurs and 12 “Mystical Creatures” like fairies and mermaids. There are two sets - one designed for a keyring and one designed for a cup.
These cards will help guide your practice, and essentially teach you HOW to practice with musicality. I hope they help you add fun and colour to your practice!
The purchase of this set of cards is for use by ONE teacher or ONE home. Sharing this PDF with others (including colleagues or students) is strictly forbidden. Replication in paper or digital formats of this PDF for commercial purposes is also strictly forbidden.
Credit for this idea goes to Christine Goodner from @suzukitriangle. She has phenomenal and encouraging resources for Suzuki Parents. If you are a Suzuki Parent and have bought these cards to have fun with your child in their home practice first of all - you are amazing!!! Secondly, Christine has several books for parents that are super helpful and encouraging that you may find beneficial.
Please note - this is a digital product and you will receive a PDF of the cards for you to make yourself rather than the actual paper product. Due to the digital nature of this product, no refunds or returns will be accepted.
This set of animal cards will add expression, storytelling and imagination to playing review pieces or scales. I so hope it brings creativity, fun and laughter to your practice!!
First choose a piece or a scale to play, and then pick an animal card to use as inspiration for how you will play. The interpretation of the monkey card verses the turtle card will inevitably be different. This is wonderful because as musicians we seek to have vivid contrasts in our playing so that it’s interesting for both us and the audience. Exaggerating musicality and characterisation is a learned skill. However, experimenting with these cards is a great place to start! To vary the musicality and characterisation of your piece add vivid contrasts to your vibrato, bow speed and bow weight. Exaggerating everything you do with your phrasing, bow strokes and articulation will ensure your audience will clearly understand your intention.
In this set there are 92 cards with an animal. There are also 5 dinosaurs and 12 “Mystical Creatures” like fairies and mermaids. There are two sets - one designed for a keyring and one designed for a cup.
These cards will help guide your practice, and essentially teach you HOW to practice with musicality. I hope they help you add fun and colour to your practice!
The purchase of this set of cards is for use by ONE teacher or ONE home. Sharing this PDF with others (including colleagues or students) is strictly forbidden. Replication in paper or digital formats of this PDF for commercial purposes is also strictly forbidden.
Credit for this idea goes to Christine Goodner from @suzukitriangle. She has phenomenal and encouraging resources for Suzuki Parents. If you are a Suzuki Parent and have bought these cards to have fun with your child in their home practice first of all - you are amazing!!! Secondly, Christine has several books for parents that are super helpful and encouraging that you may find beneficial.
Please note - this is a digital product and you will receive a PDF of the cards for you to make yourself rather than the actual paper product. Due to the digital nature of this product, no refunds or returns will be accepted.
This set of animal cards will add expression, storytelling and imagination to playing review pieces or scales. I so hope it brings creativity, fun and laughter to your practice!!
First choose a piece or a scale to play, and then pick an animal card to use as inspiration for how you will play. The interpretation of the monkey card verses the turtle card will inevitably be different. This is wonderful because as musicians we seek to have vivid contrasts in our playing so that it’s interesting for both us and the audience. Exaggerating musicality and characterisation is a learned skill. However, experimenting with these cards is a great place to start! To vary the musicality and characterisation of your piece add vivid contrasts to your vibrato, bow speed and bow weight. Exaggerating everything you do with your phrasing, bow strokes and articulation will ensure your audience will clearly understand your intention.
In this set there are 92 cards with an animal. There are also 5 dinosaurs and 12 “Mystical Creatures” like fairies and mermaids. There are two sets - one designed for a keyring and one designed for a cup.
These cards will help guide your practice, and essentially teach you HOW to practice with musicality. I hope they help you add fun and colour to your practice!
The purchase of this set of cards is for use by ONE teacher or ONE home. Sharing this PDF with others (including colleagues or students) is strictly forbidden. Replication in paper or digital formats of this PDF for commercial purposes is also strictly forbidden.
Credit for this idea goes to Christine Goodner from @suzukitriangle. She has phenomenal and encouraging resources for Suzuki Parents. If you are a Suzuki Parent and have bought these cards to have fun with your child in their home practice first of all - you are amazing!!! Secondly, Christine has several books for parents that are super helpful and encouraging that you may find beneficial.
Please note - this is a digital product and you will receive a PDF of the cards for you to make yourself rather than the actual paper product. Due to the digital nature of this product, no refunds or returns will be accepted.