On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 04:49:08PM -0500, Leonard Williams wrote:
> 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
I've done this sort of show-and-tell several times, in various
settings, and personally I've found it very satisfying to be playing,
demonstrating and sharing the hurdy-gurdy with children.
You could make the session more interactive by asking the kids
introductory questions ("who knows what this instrument is", "have you
seen one before", "what does it look/sound like", etc) - that will
also give you a clue about their level of background knowledge so you
can pitch your own explanations appropriately.
If you're game to let the kids try playing, that's a huge bonus for
them. Little kids may need you to stand behind their chair holding the
HG stable... though they may not be able to reach over the keybox to
the keys. :-) Bigger kids will appreciate playing solo, though if -
like mine - your strap doesn't adjust quickly you may want to pass it
around the back of the chair to take up the slack.
One word of warning - once you let one child touch the HG, they will
all want to. Depending on how well-behaved they are, you may need your
crowd control helpers within easy reach.
Do you know of any "tame" children you could borrow to practise on?
Good luck!
Dave
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