Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2023-01-21 18:46
Hi DougR,
Reading your post there, I really feel as though you've put your finger on it. It takes huge grit for a kid to keep going in music these days (and money, which is in short supply).
There are two huge positives for youngsters at the moment, which I think are maybe undervalued:
1) Computer games have fabulous, newly written "classical" music, and the kids are absolutely steeped in it. I think that today's Nintendo music is going to be really big for classical orchestras in about 40 years. Flipside - it's hard to get simplified Nintendo sheet music for kids, as it is all copyright. I wrote and asked them.
(as an example, here is the Legend of Zelda: https://youtu.be/o49in-4Galg?t=8)
2) Computer composition programmes are the easiest and cheapest instrument that a child can learn to play these days, and talented kids can do extraordinary things, if there is an adult there to facilitate. Our favourite is Dorico, because it allows us to retrofit changes of key and time signature after the fact. It's honestly the most amazing thing. (This is an example of what my son could do on Dorico, at age 9: https://bytesofbricks.blogspot.com/2020/08/i-wrote-tune.html)
I had to largely homeschool for music, but I feel that we succeeded. My son has a solid grasp of music theory. Also I think he will always feel that he is a "horn guy", and he can pick it up at short notice for community music making. I think the old rule "know your child" is a massive part of successful music teaching.
It's difficult that music teaching is almost non-existent in primary schools here, and the loss of churchgoing at the same time has really made things complicated for group music-making.
I think your recognition that it takes grit for a kid to keep going in music is really very helpful.
Thank you for your post.
Jen
Adult learner, Grade 3
Equipment: Yamaha Custom CX Bb, Fobes 10K CF mp,
Legere Soprano Sax American Cut #2, Vandoren Optimum German Lig.
Post Edited (2023-01-21 22:21)
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