Today Spirit of America trumpet and
trombone instruction resumed with our good friends in South Africa.
It is amazing how modern technology and a kindred love of music
can keep this connection going. As usual the first 10 minutes
of the trumpet lesson involved multiple instant messages back and
forth in order to connect the two computers, but once that was done
we resumed with 4 trumpet players and 4 trombone players receiving
instruction.
It is our goal to instruct enough
players that one day will be able to teach a studio of fine musicians
themselves. Our focus in on playing with a good sense of sound
and intonation, and on teaching the fundamentals of reading standard
musical notation. (This is a new concept for these students, as
they are accustomed to playing by ear and by "call and
response")
Hopefully every Wednesday for
the next several months we will be able to chart the progress of this
group, with the hopes that we are doing more than teaching music, we
are sharing our hearts and our love for learning. Look forward
to good sounds in the halls of the Durban Community across the ocean
in the weeks to come.
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