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life with coronovirus around
I'm tending to post here rather than on Facebook, as it's slower and more thoughtful, and because there is no instant reaction.
I'm finding that there are things I need to think about, and Facebook really doesn't suit that.
Teaching every day is tiring but rewarding.
Oswin is well ahead of her age group in most things, and that raises its own questions.
To move ahead of her age group, or to dive sideways and expend general knowledge...
At present I'm going for a bit of both. Moving her ahead, but hopefully not so far that she'll get totally bored at school. Also introducing a lot of topics like Roman roads (we have one very close by and often walk along it).
At my sister's suggestion, I'm going to try teaching her to read music. I think she might be up for it, though I'm not entirely sure which instrument to focus on.
Her mini accordion is in C with one and a few notes octaves. (and all the black notes like a piano)
The cimbala is in D, but has 2 octaves.
We haven't tried recorder yet, but they're pretty flexible.
The accordion is easiest, but the limited range may be a problem - plus, a lot of my music is in G and D.
I'm finding that there are things I need to think about, and Facebook really doesn't suit that.
Teaching every day is tiring but rewarding.
Oswin is well ahead of her age group in most things, and that raises its own questions.
To move ahead of her age group, or to dive sideways and expend general knowledge...
At present I'm going for a bit of both. Moving her ahead, but hopefully not so far that she'll get totally bored at school. Also introducing a lot of topics like Roman roads (we have one very close by and often walk along it).
At my sister's suggestion, I'm going to try teaching her to read music. I think she might be up for it, though I'm not entirely sure which instrument to focus on.
Her mini accordion is in C with one and a few notes octaves. (and all the black notes like a piano)
The cimbala is in D, but has 2 octaves.
We haven't tried recorder yet, but they're pretty flexible.
The accordion is easiest, but the limited range may be a problem - plus, a lot of my music is in G and D.
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The problem is that the low notes are trickier due to breath pressure and require the co-ordination of two hands, so most beginner recorder players are stuck with the one-handed range of G, A, B, C and D -- baby recorder players generally only G, A and B, which means that the music can be mind-numbingly boring.
The recorder works quite well for vocal music, since the range of the descant recorder is similar to that of the human voice, so you can (once you know a few accidentals) play a lot of well-known tunes on it. But by the same token 'one and a few notes octaves' is all you're likely to get out of it; I can play middle C to top A with reasonable ease, and a good player on a good instrument can get a full two octaves, but that's all.
Hence the invention of the transverse flute with all its mechanical keys.