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eve_primeD. is taking introductory guitar as his second elective this year, and tonight was their first recital. I had no idea what to expect, other than having heard that he would be playing a piece with three other boys, near the end of the concert. This afternoon he had me put in earplugs so he could practice a bit more, but he didn’t want me to know more than that.
So, I arrived and found the list of pieces. Most were solos, and almost all were rock or popular songs; it turns out the kids had picked them themselves. Also they were allowed to have the teacher as an accompanyist if they chose; he could sing and/or play guitar or piano. In most cases, then, the teacher sang the lyrics and strummed along, while the kid who’d chosen the piece played it too, with the microphone nearer to her or him so we could hear them over the teacher’s playing. Three of the girls were more confident, doing all of their own singing and playing – one, an apparently shy girl, belted out Georgia On My Mind so astonishingly that I doubt anyone noticed the guitar part.
D’s group’s turn came, and I hastened to the spot reserved up front for parents recording the event, and wow, was I surprised. I’d seen from the list that they were playing “Where Is My Mind” by The Pixies, but I was completely floored to discover that David was the vocalist. It was the lyrics he’d been practicing this afternoon. I had no clue! I thought he did very well, too; he definitely put some care into it. I haven’t heard the original, and maybe he was just mimicking the vocalist he’d heard, but even so, I thought he did it so well. Another boy’s dad complimented him in the parking lot, but he was too embarrassed to thank him, oh well. (Check it out on FB!)
So, I arrived and found the list of pieces. Most were solos, and almost all were rock or popular songs; it turns out the kids had picked them themselves. Also they were allowed to have the teacher as an accompanyist if they chose; he could sing and/or play guitar or piano. In most cases, then, the teacher sang the lyrics and strummed along, while the kid who’d chosen the piece played it too, with the microphone nearer to her or him so we could hear them over the teacher’s playing. Three of the girls were more confident, doing all of their own singing and playing – one, an apparently shy girl, belted out Georgia On My Mind so astonishingly that I doubt anyone noticed the guitar part.
D’s group’s turn came, and I hastened to the spot reserved up front for parents recording the event, and wow, was I surprised. I’d seen from the list that they were playing “Where Is My Mind” by The Pixies, but I was completely floored to discover that David was the vocalist. It was the lyrics he’d been practicing this afternoon. I had no clue! I thought he did very well, too; he definitely put some care into it. I haven’t heard the original, and maybe he was just mimicking the vocalist he’d heard, but even so, I thought he did it so well. Another boy’s dad complimented him in the parking lot, but he was too embarrassed to thank him, oh well. (Check it out on FB!)