When teaching recorder, you must always find creative and motivational ways to reward your students. We are amazed at how much excitement and motivation are generated by the reward of stickers!
The Be A Recorder Star and Recorder 500 Reward Programs give students a tangible reward for their progress. he reward programs are extremely convenient and easy to use! The cloth emblems easily and securely adhere to your students’ safety neck strap, method book or poster board. A bag of reward emblems has enough emblems for 30 students. You can choose from a five level or eleven level program or combine the two programs for even more rewards. Students love to “show what they know” as they accumulate more emblems.
A suggested framework for awarding the emblems is provided in the catalogue and on our website. The star system is very flexible, and you may easily adapt it to your teaching situation. The stars and cars are rewarded based upon the mastery of songs, rhythm charts and music theory pages that include the identification of musical terms and symbols. Many teachers use the songs contained in the Orff Orchestration Series, Duet, Jazz and Trio books for the more advanced stars. Students enjoy being recognized and will work hard to achieve the next level!
Some teachers have asked us how Be A Recorder Star compares with Recorder Karate, another reward program. Be A Recorder Star is a group-based reward system which provides the option of acknowledging individual achievement. As students progress through the curriculum, they are awarded emblems which can easily be placed on a neck strap, method book or poster board. Due to time constraints, several students are usually tested at one time. You will be able to identify which students are being successful and which students may need some help. If time allows, you can also have students submit video clips or perform individually. The flexibility of Be A Recorder Star will enable you to tailor the awards to your teaching situation. We encourage you to compare Be A Recorder Star with Recorder Karate.
A series of cleverly designed reward certificates may also be awarded for individual or class achievement. The recorder certificates include recognition for holding the note the longest (Windbag of the Week), display of music reading skills, creative composition of songs, completion of assignments and participation in concerts. The certificates are a fun way to acknowledge your students’ efforts.
We will be are happy to provide you with a sample neck strap with the reward stars, a recorder and trial access code for the online version of Be A Recorder Star so you can review the program without cost or obligation. Please contact us with questions about how rewards will help you motivate your students and enhance your recorder program.
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