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Cooperative Learning and Mentorship in Band

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After the group of trumpeters had spent about 10 min of independent “doodling”, Yumiko would walk to the front of the classroom, set down her sheet music and a metronome and start pounding on the teacher’s podium to get the attention of the others:

習 う よ り 慣 れ よ

Narau yori nareyo

“Practice makes perfect”

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Hebert, D.G. (2012). Cooperative Learning and Mentorship in Band. In: Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools. Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2178-4_11

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