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Take Care! Take Pride!™
A Video Guide to Musical Instrument Care
This complete instructional package is directed to the student musician. Using state of the art Instructional Video Technology, Take Care! Take Pride!™…
- Teaches the importance and benefits of properly handling and maintaining student musical instruments.
- Provides step by step Video Models of proven assembly and cleaning procedures.
- Provides student reference materials or “Care Cards”which help Transfer Learning from the classroom to the home.
Take Care! Take Pride!™ was developed by a team of music professionals with over 100 years combined experience in musical instrument repair and music education.
The experience and philosophies of Dave Sevy provide the basis for Take Care! Take Pride!™ In addition to his 60 years plus of providing quality instrument repair, Dave Sevy has given numerous clinics and seminars on instrument care throughout the inter-mountain region.
In our experience working with thousands of music students and educators, we have perceived the need for an instructional video teaching students principles of instrument care. We have repeatedly witnessed the benefits which come to music programs and individuals when students learn to…Take Care! Take Pride!™
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Teaches Prevention
Take Care! Take Pride!™ Is not an instrument repair video, rather in enables students to prevent problems with their instruments by teaching them proper assembling and handling techniques and effective cleaning and maintenance procedures. This means: Less hassle for the student, less hassle for you, and more time for rehearsal.
Designed for a Video Generation
As any educator is well aware, the students we are teaching today are part of the Video Generation. Most likely, an overwhelming majority of your students have had considerable exposure to educational television as well as many other types of programs. Whether we find this desirable or not, it is something that we as educators have to take into consideration when teaching students. Because Take Care! Take Pride!™ utilizes Video Instruction, and is appropriately entertaining, it is a perfect match for a visually oriented audience.
State of the Art Instructional Design
Although the Take Care! Take Pride!™ video can be used as a stand alone video, there are many different presentation options in which you can participate to a greater or lesser extent. Ideally, the video should be used as part of a complete instructional process. Included with the video package is an instructor’s guide which if followed, will take your students through a behavior modeling process. Research has indicated that using the behavior modeling technique for this type of learning can increase the likelihood of the students actually assimilating the new behaviors. The instructor’s guide explains this process as well as the different viewing options.
Shockingly Informative
Very few students actually realize the kind of things that grow inside of their instruments when not cleaned. Take Care! Take Pride!™ shows actual footage of the corrosive build up and bacteria which thrive in a dirty instrument. In our experience, when students were made aware of these things the shock value alone was enough to get them to clean their instruments regularly.
Transfer and Reinforcement of Learning
Included in the instructor’s guide are several ideas on how you can help transfer and reinforce new behaviors. Master copies of “Care Cards” for each instrument will help students remember the techniques and procedures. The license agreement allows you to copy these cards freely for your band.
