instrumental lesson

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meaningsofinstrumentalandlesson

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instrumental
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.strəˈmen.təl/
us
/ˌɪn.strəˈmen.t̬əl/
formal
If someone or something is instrumental in a process, plan, or system, that person or thing is one of the most important influences in causing it ...
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lesson
noun[C]
uk
/ˈles.ən/
us
/ˈles.ən/
a period of time in which a person is taught about a subject or how to ...
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(Definition ofinstrumentalandlessonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This raises the interesting point that aninstrumentallessonmay be seen by some to take the place of a class lesson.
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In reality then, the canon, approached primarily through the one-to-oneinstrumentallesson, remains at the heart of the curriculum of the contemporary conservatoire.
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The brief overview of literature on gender issues in music raises some questions: are there gender differences ininstrumentallessoncontent and, if so, are the attitudes stereotypical or atypical?
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One solution would be to change the teaching arrangement so that analytical teaching takes place during theinstrumentallessonand is applied to the student's repertoire.
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Firstly, the average starting age for instrumental lessons is about eleven.
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Moreover, at the same time a similar project for violinists, which also combines general music lessons with instrumental lessons in small groups, was launched.
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Furthermore, 41 per cent of the pupils not having instrumental lessons said they would like to do so.
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Parents were proactive in offering support for instrumental lessons.
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The question of when it is convenient to start with vocal and instrumental lessons is a much-debated issue.
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These preconceptions suggest that she takes a particularly strong lead within instrumental lessons.
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Nevertheless, when twentieth-century repertory is being studied in the classroom or in instrumental lessons, there remains a need for real probing of the music.
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For instance, what type of in-uence is to be expected on the performance level of wind instrumentalists from band experience before starting formal instrumental lessons?
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This article maintains that the emphasis placed on technical work during instrumental lessons inhibits the growth of students' musicianship.
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Central musical learning, then, was all or partly outside the school system, as in local ensembles and private instrumental lessons, and always deemed extra-curricular.
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We must be careful not to assume that because they don't have additional instrumental lessons they are not a 'musician'.
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Positive recollections of teaching experiences such as this demonstrate the importance of discussing analytical interpretation in the environment of instrumental lessons.
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Teachers' approaches to the development of student independence in instrumental lessons in higher education can be neither planned nor studied in isolation.
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Perhaps these teachers passed through their own higher education seeing their instrumental lessons differently to their peers because they intended to become teachers.
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This interest also decreases with age, but only for girls; boys maintain a high level of interest in taking instrumental lessons, at around 40 per cent across the age range.
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The evidence given above, from transcriptions of lesson dialogue and from interviews with student participants, suggests that there is a tension in instrumental lessons felt by both teachers and students.
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