Families of Western instruments

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1. Families of Western instruments
2. How a solo instrument makes sound
3. The solo instrumental score
4. Reading pitch on the staff
5. Note values and rests
6. Posture, hand position and practice
7. The pattern of the major scale
8. The two-octave scale of C major
9. The two-octave scale of G major
10. The two-octave scale of D major
11. The two-octave scale of A major
12. The two-octave scale of E major
13. The two-octave scale of F major
14. The two-octave scale of B flat major
15. Arpeggios in C, G and D
16. Arpeggios in A, E, F and B flat
17. Sight reading a four-bar melody
18. Key signatures and rhythms for sight reading
19. Choosing and learning a piece
20. Performing at a school function