Going back to Childhood
Life, Memories, Music, University December 14th, 2007In my elementary school, we had our music classes separate from our normal classroom with a special teacher just for music. Third grade was the special year: the year you learned how to play the recorder. Well, when I was in second grade, I thought the recorder was the coolest thing. But the school store, where the third graders had to go to buy their recorders ($5), had a rule that only third graders could buy recorders. So I convinced a third grader to go in and buy me one and gave her/him the money. And I felt so special being a second grader with a recorder. And I had a ball playing it. It was even more fun in third grade when I got to learn it in class!
Twelve years later…
I guess my university feels that Elementary Education majors might work in a school that doesn’t have a separate music or art teacher because we are required to take Art for Elementary School and Music for Elementary School. I was finding my books today and, to my suprise, one thing required for the music class: a recorder ($10). I get to relive the fun and learn it all over again!
December 15th, 2007 at 8:45 am
That’s really sweet
I never learned to play any instrument in school, I just took art class all the time. My little sisters did get to take music class and I was so jealous, specially because they went to the same school I did, and they decided to start a music class right after I had already left the school
Anyway, I think it’s great that they prepare you for art and music too in your university, I know elementary education majors at my univ and they aren’t prepared for that.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:42 am
I kept my first and only recorder from Elementary school until I moved to India (11 yrs old) and until it grew old.
Oh. I remember throwing it away because there were disgusting teeth marks on it o_O