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#51800 - 07/30/04 08:30 PM
Re: pit player needs help badly
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leave her on auxillary and stick her with ostinatos. There was one kid last year that really had no rhythm at all. He was only doing marching band because his bigger brother did it and his dad helped out alot a lot.
Well, the percussion staff came to a concensus that playing music isnt his forte and that he should find something else he can do, because this wasnt working. For the most part we stuck him on ostinatos and gave him open cymbal rolls. We once got a comment about his ostinato on the claves that needed to come out (he was playing very softly) but we told him to play extremely softly just so you couldn't hear how far off time he was.
So I'd have a heart to heart with her and ask her what's really up. If she's convinced that she's not that bad of a player, video tape her during a warmup and let her watch.
However, you must tell her that she really needs to work harder because you work together as a team, and a team is only as strong as it's weakest link.
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#51801 - 07/30/04 09:45 PM
Re: pit player needs help badly
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Registered: 06/01/04
Loc: killeen, texas
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#51806 - 08/01/04 01:05 PM
Re: pit player needs help badly
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Loc: Hewitt, NJ
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ghyp said:
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Divalish said:
That is an awful thing to say. Why deny them the opportunity to learn just because nobody wants to take the time to teach them how to read music? You can't snub players who have no experience but are willing to learn.
Sure you can.
No you can't. In education today you are not allowed to exclude anyone from trying something or being involved in an activity. Even if they are not physically able to to the activity, they have to be allowed to do what they can.
When I was in school, there was a student who suffered from ALS who loved the football team. Even though he was confined to a wheelchair and could only move his head and hands, he was allowed to be on the sideline with the team where he offered moral support to the team and talked (best as he could) with the coaches. He was always invited to team parties and award dinners and was, in effect, a member of the team.
If they are willing to learn, but not capable, they can still contribute to the group. What I did this past year with a similar student in my pit was that I limited her to auxillary instruments and reduced the amount of notes she was playing. Since she couldn't count well (quarter notes was the best she could do, and not always at the right time) I had her listen to the rest of the band and had her associate her part with what the music sounded like. While she never reached 100% accuracy, she did make a huge effort and was very proud of her accomplishment.
Did I have to spend a little more time working with her? Yes, but the results made the very trying effort (and it was really, really trying at times) very well worth it, not just because my group won the percussion caption at championships, but because my students were actually able to be proud of themselves for something.
Don't take that result lightly.
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