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Re: Instrumental Analogies

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2023-05-09 03:02

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What r your adult thoughts about this now that u've been around musically.

I'm not sure. On one hand, back when I was 10-13 years old, it very well might have helped me realize that the various instrument sections played specific roles. (Perhaps these roles would change from song to song, but roles, none-the-less). This isn't the way my friends and I were thinking or being taught in our band(s) at that age. Our view consisted primarily about chair placements amongst our own instrument - and not the role of our section in the larger context. Perhaps such an analogy would have helped introduce the concept of the larger context to us.

I think that analogies can be beneficial to some when learning, because there seems to be an automatic response/desire to test an analogy and find its flaws. This can lead to a deeper understanding.

Having said that; analogies can fly right over the head of some students, or be ridiculed and never analyzed...which can cause distraction for those so inclined.

I guess it would come down to the particular group of students itself, and whether the instructor had time to explore the possible strengths/weakness/meaning with them.

I find much less room for analogies as students progress/gain knowledge.

Fuzzy
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