Music, music everywhere

[Daisy]

Oma mentioned a couple of days ago about her DS1 getting a new electric guitar, and it set me wondering how many of our GCs play a musical instrument, and how they are/were getting on with it.

[Gemini]

My granddaughter played a cello (well I think it was a cello?) It was something big, but that sounds awfully big for child and it was a couple of years ago. She was able to hire a school one, until she was sure it was for her.
Anyway, she was keen to start then less so, and gave up at the end of the term or year or whenever. I think she did it because A - she likes to try most things, and B - her dad is very musical. With her ballet and karate she doesn't really have time for more to be honest.

One of our friends is a music teacher and we often go to one of her twice yearly concerts where her pupils perform . I love seeing and hearing the children play the piano, they are so talented.

[Nana]

I love it when a child takes an interest in music. Even when they bang a wooden spoon on a pan. We've had many a band with spoons, pans, toy musical instruments, bells etc. Earplugs recommended.😉

Neither school age GC have brought any instruments home yet. Pity. Although, my GS1 would like to play the acoustic guitar I think.

[Oma]

Yes GS1 loves his guitars he's if I say so myself very talented too , he also plays piano but not as often , they have a lovely upright piano in the living room and he will tinker now and then but not as much as we would like , but his guitars go everywhere with him.

GS2 has shown no interest even though my DS is a guitar player and has several electric guitars ,, his other Grandfather is a Drummer in a band he was the Drummer for the straw dolls in the 80's also the son is a musician but GS1 as I say has no interest .

[Plantaholic]

My daughter played the cello, not anymore. GD2 played the flute really well but she appears to have given that up. Pity her GGF was a professional flautist. played for the Birmingham City Orchestra.

[Daisy]

Plant - I remember you telling me about your FIL (have I got the generations right?) being a professional flautist, and I think it's lovely that your GD2 inherited his talent, even if she's not playing at the moment.

Oma - I don't know how your GS1 fits everything in, but it's great that he's got such a wide range of interests and talents.

Nana - I agree! It doesn't matter whether the instrument is a saucepan lid and wooden spoon or a violin, it's the making of music that counts.

Gem - perhaps your GD's cello wasn't full size. You can get scaled down instruments for children. You never know she might go back to it one day, but even if she doesn't, she's had a go. I bet your music teacher's concerts are really entertaining.

My GD1 has just started acoustic guitar. She had keyboard lessons a couple of years ago, but at that time they had nowhere to put a keyboard so she could only practice at our house, but she learned to read basic music. Last year she tried ukulele but really didn't enjoy it, so we're hoping guitar will prove more popular. Her dad's bought her a 3/4 size instrument and if she's enjoying it and making progress she can have a better one later.

My GS2 had piano lessons for a couple of years but then reached a point where he wasn't progressing (even when he practised!!) so he gave it up.

[Nanto2girls]

Neither of our 2 or the 2 GD's have played a musical instrument.

[Grauntie Mag]

No musical talent which has shown itself here either! We all love a good sing but that’s it! I have bought all the GCs very noisy instruments in the past, but it was mainly to annoy their parents. 😆
I must add that DD2 has a beautiful singing voice but has always refused to join a choir or have lessons. 🙄

[Plantaholic]

My DD sings in a Rock Choir, has done for some years.

[Gemini]

They sound good fun Plant.

[Mimi]

No musical talent here unfortunately.
As a child my parents did have to endure the terrible noise coming from me with the attempts of trying to play the recorder .
My DD put me through the same experience when she too tried to learn to play the recorder

[Grauntie Mag]

😆😆Mimi. That reminds me of something DD1 saw on the Internet

[Mimi]

😆😆Mimi. That reminds me of something DD1 saw on the Internet

That’s brilliant Grauntie, so funny and so true

[Daisy]

Grauntie - that's brilliant, and if we think about it the same could be said for much of what we had to learn at school. How to wash a hair brush comes high up on my list!

[WeeGranny]

I learnt recorder at Teacher Training College as part of the Music classes. I eventually taught recorder to many Yr 2 classes in my last teaching post. When Ofsted visited one year, they chose my Recorder class to observe. As you can imagine, I was on tenterhooks, but to my amazement my teaching was highly praised. It meant even more as the peripatetic Music teacher, who I didn't get on with ( to be polite about it!) was criticised for her teaching methods. Another time I met a Mum who's son was learning some other musical instrument and she was amazed he could read music. When asked about it he told her that he'd learnt to read music in Mrs G's recorder class!! Nice to know I did manage to impart some knowledge over the years! I also used to tickle the ivories, but don't any more. 'Drink to me only' was my party piece!

GS has an electronic drum kit where he can switch off the sound.....my kind of drums!