Klarinet Archive - Posting 000038.txt from 2000/06

From: "Emily S" <harvinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Games for the Classroom
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:00:09 -0400

>From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] re: Games for the Classroom
>Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 06:44:05 -0400
>
>Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Games for the classroom
>Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20000531183525.01f23c98@-----.com>
>At 05:03 PM 5/31/2000 -0500, Deborah Shaw wrote:
> >Does anyone have any ideas for games to play in the classroom for first
> >year clarinets? I have a very large class and sometimes play musical
> >baseball. Any other suggestions would be really appreciated.
> >
>I wouldn't mention the word "baseball" in a room full of first-year
>clarinetists. The instrument bears an unfortunate resemblance to one of
>the major implements of the game, and that fact will NOT be lost on them!
>:-)
>
>-------------------------
>
>Great story coming:
>
>I was teaching a group of 5th graders (3), and one of the members decided
>to pretend that he had a bat as a clarinet. The kid came from a very
>musical family (Principal Cello Pittsburgh sym, and Phila Orch members in
>immediate family). He at the end of the lesson swung the clarinet a la bat,
>and when he did, his well greased upper joint took off like a rocket across
>the room, landing on the floor (non-carpeted) like a space shuttle coming
>down for a landing - great arc. Fortunately it didn't crack his wooden
>Yamaha YCL -34. When it happened the look on his face of sheer surprise was
>classic - the other 2 (including him after it was ok) were on the floor
>laughing (actually me too when I knew the Clarinet was ok).
>Glad the lesson had concluded - it was all over at that point.
>Happened 6 years ago - he will never live it down.
>I like having long note contests. I had a 5th grader who on sax could go
>for 65 seconds on one breath. I used to make him double the other kids long
>note time in his group lesson to win the long note contest - and he usually
>did too.
>
>David Blumberg

I know an 18 year old boy that still does that. He hasn't learned his
lesson yet. Thanks for the suggestion...maybe I'll sneak some extra cork
grease on his clarinet when he's not looking and see what happens
*lol*

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