Trade melody and backing with someone
Whenyour music partner is ready
At your regular duet time, agree on a short tune, key and count-in. One carries the melody while the other supplies chords or a steady beat. Swap roles, listen, and adjust so the lead remains clear.
Start tiny
Trade roles for one phrase.
When it slips
Only one pitched instrument? The other person can sing or tap a quiet beat. A recorded part also works.
Lucy Green (2005), The music curriculum as lived experience. Read the source ↗ Documented informal-learning methods in school pupils; the adult reminder is an editorial adaptation, not an adult efficacy finding.
Mastery: Inspect your work, apply a specific correction in later practice and check whether it helped.



