Klarinet Archive - Posting 000576.txt from 1996/08

From: Mary White <mary_white@-----.NET>
Subj: Counting
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 14:04:40 -0400

>This summer, my friends and I volunteered to teach music in a non-profit
>program for unfortunate kids in projects. I got fixed up with an 11 year old.
>I tried everything to teach him how to count but nothing seems to work. I
>tried the "word" method, you know the Apple=eighth notes, Missisippi=16th
>note thing. He doesn't get it. And I tried the tapping method. Anybody know
>another way to teach counting? He does fine on quarter,whole, and half notes,
>but it's the eighth and 16th notes that he doesn't get.

Well, you know, there are three kinds of people in the world, those that can
count and those that can't.
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Mary White
Harbour Publishing
Madeira Park, BC Canada
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