all the time I had problems with people touching the wheel it was not with kids, but grownups... I even had a couple of VIOLINISTS try and touch my wheel - gosh, don't they know you don't touch the bow hairs?
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Henry Boucher <[email protected] > wrote: > > > Tell them they are allowed to touch with only one finger , other than > the wheel the damage possible with only one finger > is rather limited . It is fun to see them think very seriously of > which part they want to touch first . > > I did not invent that one finger rule , I took it from another HG player > who learned it from a harpist .... who's name I forgot..... > > > Henry , dit Tourblanche > from the great white north . > > > > > Le 10-02-18 à 02:26, [email protected] a écrit : > > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/topics > > - educational gig <#126e29e8bcb1b016_group_thread_0> [5 Updates] > > Topic: educational > gig<http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/t/da74e3a7ab638739> > > Leonard Williams <[email protected]> Feb 17 04:49PM -0500 > ^<#126e29e8bcb1b016_digest_top> > > 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 > _ > [: :] > / | | \ > | | | | > (_==_) > !~¿ > > > > Arle Lommel <[email protected]> Feb 17 04:55PM -0500 > ^<#126e29e8bcb1b016_digest_top> > > Leonard, > > I have done many shows like you talk about. One thing I would recommend > is letting the kids see inside the keybox. They find that mechanism > fascinating. > > Older kids will usually not touch the wheel if you tell them not to, > but younger kids you really have to watch out for. I might suggest a no > touching policy for the kids under about nine years old since they are the > ones who are the most likely to cause problems. > > In my experience you will usually get one or two in a group who are > really fascinated and will want to try the instrument. When I give > presentation if there is a way to do it I usually will let them actually > try > the instrument. (It will be obvious who they are since they'll be the ones > that the teachers are having to practically drive away from you), but that > doesn't always work. Play it by ear. Sometimes kids can stand by you and > crank the instrument and that will satisfy them. > > It's hard to know in advance what to do with groups like that since so > much depends on the physical environment and the dynamics with the > teachers. > > Hope that helps. > > -Arle > > > > Melissa Kacalanos <[email protected]> Feb 17 01:55PM -0800 > ^<#126e29e8bcb1b016_digest_top> > > 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 > > > > > Arle Lommel <[email protected]> Feb 17 05:00PM -0500 > ^<#126e29e8bcb1b016_digest_top> > > Interesting that your experience is different than mine about touching > the wheel, Melissa. For me though it's the littlest kids that are the > problem, with only the occasional older one who is. > > -Arle > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote: > > > > > Patricia Lipscomb <[email protected]> Feb 17 02:13PM -0800 > ^<#126e29e8bcb1b016_digest_top> > > Great age distinctions from Arle. Maybe you could fashion a cardboard > (or something) wheel cover for when you are showing the younger kids. You > can't put your wheel in jeopardy, but, if there is some way for the younger > ones to touch the other parts of the instrument, it will make a much bigger > impression because then they are not only hearing it seeing it but feeling > it with own hands. The more senses are involved, the more kids take things > in. Or so I hear. > > And kudos to Leonard and Arle for their educational efforts. > > Trish > > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Arle Lommel wrote: > > > > > -- > 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. 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