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WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on December 20, 2019, 07:25:43 am ---The way music programs in schools have been eliminated is a damn shame. Some day they will realize music in school is much, much more than simply learning music and instruments. Its more cerebral than any other subject in school. Our local school was on the brink of going away, but somehow made it through. I donated a gob of old percussion stuff and a few electronics I hadn't used in years. The boy playing drums at that time was pretty excited. He was using old hi-hat halves as crashes and rides. Miserable sounding junk that didn't express what the kid was actually playing.
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Man, don't get me started...There's some really cool research out there about music and brain development. I think that back in the day most kids used to get it at home, but like so many things, they don't anymore so it's up to the schools. I saw a brain imaging video one time that showed the different parts of the brain active during various tasks. In people playing music together, the whole thing just lit up like a Christmas tree. Sometimes I tell my kids that playing/singing harmony is weight-lifting for the brain.
Mostly it's a lot of fun, though. :)
Outbackbob48:
I like listening to music but I can't carry a tune in a wheelbarrow :o ;D Bob
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: Deerhunter21 on December 19, 2019, 09:08:17 pm ---Ive been playing since i was six. I play Suzuki although my piano teacher stopped teaching for a while so i have had no teacher for a year. Have made barely any progress on piano. Trumpet.
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Cool. My native instrument is the euphonium/baritone, and I did a LOT of marching in high school/college. I don't play it all that much anymore; most of my musical energy is spent on other instruments nowadays. I've never really gotten along all that well with the piano, so I admire people that play it well.
JEB:
On the 14th I woke up at 330 am, sat in the edge of my bed and started crying. I could not figure out why, then it hit me. It was 1 year ago on the 14th of December at 330 am that my wife received her bone marrow transplant that failed.
This morning I thought about that moment as I read this thread and said a prayer for those that have left us and those who remain here suffering. I never realized how bad it was until this year when my Chris left me.
I know of two others on here that are going thru the same as me, Eric Krewson who I don't know personally and Pearly who I know and consider a friend. I am sure there are others and I included all in my prayer for healing this morning.
PEARL DRUMS:
It was the worst period in my life, and I've had several since I was a kid. My peace came in the way of knowing Jean wasn't miserable anymore. 3 years of 24/7 suffering is hard to watch. I have moved along in life and am very happy right now. But, she is never far from my thoughts and my new gal is very supportive of me. My step-sons are as much my sons now as they ever were. They always will be.
Bill (Danzbar) also lost his Kim in the spring of 2019. That's four of us in not may years. "F" cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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