So, in addition to teaching science, I have been commissioned to teach a Piano class this year as a part of a heyletsexpandourartsprogramsoourstatescoresarebetter initiative. Cool. I'm game. It's a ton of fun. I may have arranged Call Me Maybe for 13 keyboards. I may also call it my opus. It's whatever, but you should probably be impressed.
However, every twelve weeks, I start over with a new group of kids. So this trimester as a way of getting to know the kids and getting a grasp on what they know musically and what they don't, I gave them a little questionnaire to fill out. Here is one response.
Do you, or have you ever, played a musical instrument?
Yes. In fifth grade I played cassettes.
If I recall correctly from my experience with the Macarena on tape, it is pretty difficult to get those bad boys to play the song you want, especially if it's in the middle of the tape. You can't rewind or fast forward too far or you will miss part of your song, and if that song is the macarena, it could totally throw off your entire routine, you might be facing the total wrong direction on the hahhhiitttee . She's a real musician.
