It's time for your 15-minute trial lesson. This lesson serves as the first meeting between you and the student and their parents. First impressions are an important step to helping students be comfortable. Engaging a student and guiding them through WePlay Music's high-quality music program requires active participation from both the teacher and the front desk.

Remember to:

• Be cordial and friendly

• Gauge the student's comfort and personal space

• Get to know the student's likes and dislikes

• Engage with the parent with a friendly, yet professional demeanor.

This next portion has three assessment activities. Be sure to gamify the interaction to make it more fun.

• For a simple grading system, every failed example deducts a point, starting from 5. Example If the student does well on the first example, but fails the second example, their total maximum point can only be "4 - Good."

Clapback lets us ascertain a student's musical memory, aural perception, and rhythmic pattern awareness.

For Clapback:

• Do 3 examples of progressing difficulty. Only use 2 measures Max.

• First - Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes

• Second - Eighth, Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes

• Third - Eighth, Quarter, Dotted Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes

Echo Singing lets us ascertain a student's pitch recognition, musical memory, and rhythmic pattern awareness.

For Echo Singing:

• Do 3 examples of progressing difficulty. Only use 1 measure.

• First - Quarter Notes in whole tones

• Second - Quarter and Half in up to a Major 3rd

• Third - Eighth, Quarter, Half, and Whole up to a Perfect 5th

Melody Comparison is the final portion that is a combination of the first two activities in that it still focuses on musical memory, pitch recognition, and rhythmic pattern awareness. You will play two melodies and have the student compare them. The second example should be the same melody to see if a student can recognize similar melodies.

For Melody Comparison:

• Do 3 examples of progressing difficulty. Only use 1 measure

• First - Quarter, Half, and Whole - Do two different examples.

• Second - Quarter, Half, and Whole - Do similar examples

• Third - Eighth, Half, and Whole - Do two different example, with one of them having staccatos and see if the student can recognize that difference.

In the portion, choose two styles to demonstrate to the student and gauge their reaction. Be sure to:

• Ask what they think about it

• Do they like it?

As you wrap up the trial assessment, make sure to talk to the parent