1. Welcome to How to Be An Amazing B'nei Mitzvah Tutor!

1. Welcome to How to Be An Amazing B'nei Mitzvah Tutor!

A brief introduction to this course. Included below is a guide to terminology used throughout all of our courses.

Terminology.pdf (106 KB)

If you do not yet know how to chant Torah, we highly recommend completing "How to Chant Torah" course prior to beginning this course. The lessons include terms and references that may be confusing for someone without cantillation experience.

103: How to Be An Amazing B'nei Mitzvah Tutor

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Welcome to How to Be An Amazing B'nei Mitzvah Tutor!

  • 1. Welcome to How to Be An Amazing B'nei Mitzvah Tutor!
  • 2. Goals For This Course
  • How to Be an Amazing BM Tutor - Course Handouts [ZIP]

In the Beginning

  • 1. Get To Know Your Student
  • 2. Sizing Up Their Hebrew Proficiency
  • 3. Setting Expectations Around Studying

Overview of a Lesson

  • 1. The Flipped Classroom
  • 2. Overview of the Lesson
  • 3. Focus on Process

Basic Tactics

  • 1. Three Steps to Learning a Verse
  • 2. Additional Strategies
  • 3. Visualization Strategies for Melodies
  • 4. Deep Dive: Highlighting
  • 5. Deep Dive: The Dot Method
  • 6. Deep Dive: Using Gesture
  • 7. Modifications for Zoom and Facetime

When the Student is Having Trouble

  • 1. When Problems Arise
  • 2. Involve the Parents
  • 3. Musical Challenges
  • 4. Deep Dive: Musical Challenges
  • 5. Deep Dive: Rhythm, Phrasing, and Breathing
  • 6. Deep Dive: When They Can't Get That One Word
  • 7. Reading Challenges

The End of a Lesson

  • 1. Positive Framing
  • 2. Remind them to Write Down the Assignment
  • 3. If You Think They're Not Studying
  • 4. Tracking Student Progress
  • Sample Student Tracking Spreadsheet
  • 5. Reviewing the Timeline

Next Steps

  • 1. Next Steps
  • Books for Further Study [PDF]
  • Community Standards [PDF]