The Violins
This just in, from today's HTimes: In the coming school year, the little first grader peeps at schoolsite will learn how to play violins. It's a new project that's based on a Michigan violin program and university coordinators are "hoping it will help reading and language skills." I'm on the fence about this idea. First, it seems odd to give little kids violins for only one year. Second, I wish there could be more talk about loving and learning music, and less about hopes for academic skill building. Despite my misgivings, I'm tepidly and cheerily curious about the plan. I think the littles might like playing the violins.
We shall see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.
Comments
how about a more integrative music class? a little recorder, a little violin, some percussive instruments, some dancing??
I listened to a great Jim Gee talk on a podcast today, while I strolled the neighborhood. Then I got home and asked him to be my friend on facebook. He hasn't written back yet.