I often let kids turn the crank, and they get a big kick out of it. I think kids are so used to being told not to touch, they are usually pretty timid, and I have to tell them several times that it's OK to touch the crank before they work up the courage. The only people who've tried to touch the wheel have been adults.
Melissa www.melissatheloud.com --- On Wed, 2/17/10, Leonard Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Leonard Williams <[email protected]> > Subject: [HG-new] educational gig > To: "Hurdy-Gurdy List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 4:49 PM > Collective Wisdom: > In mid April I, extreme novice, > will be demonstrating a hurdy-gurdy > (part of a "Sound Sampling" program) to school children > aged 3 to 14, in > small groups based on age. I will have 15 minutes > with each group in which > to > "include a brief introduction to the > instrument (history, construction, > how it produces sound), some time to play a few bits of > music (typically to > demonstrate range of sound produced or breadth of styles > that can be played) > as well as allowing time at the end for "Gentle touching" > [very scary] of > the instrument. We also use the time that it takes for the > classes to file > in and leave as time for the musician to play the > instrument- which creates > a nice peaceful atmosphere during what might be a chaotic > time (straggling > kids, etc).... you want to have a basic > presentation- geared towards > primary (3-6 yr olds) and then be able to make it more and > more > sophisticated for each elementary level and finally for the > 7/8th graders > (you may want to get into things like the physics of sound > here, how you > built the instrument, make analogies to other > instruments/machines, and if > relevant-- tell how other cultures may have similar kinds > of instruments)." > > How's that?? > > I have numerous short tunes to > play, but any suggestions on > questions to anticipate, or how to handle the "touching" (I > have no wheel > cover :^( ) would be greatly appreciated. My > hurdy-gurdy is a simple one, > more like a symphonia with a wide body--fewer parts to > explain, I hope. > > Thanks and regards, > Leonard Williams > _ > [: :] > / | | \ > | | | | > (_==_) > !~¿ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
