Thursday, February 10, 2011

3-armed singing



Sometimes, when a violin student is having problems with notes, the teacher will let them focus on their left hand by playing the bow for them.  Piano teachers do this too by playing one hand so their student can pay attention to their other hand.  This got me to thinking - the teacher and student become one musician, kind of like 2 people running a 3-legged race.  So WonderGirl and I tried this out with some hand motion songs - the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Do A I'm Doing.  It took a lot more concentration than you'd think, but it is now one of our favorite activities to do together.  Especially since it combines two of her favorite pastimes - snuggling and singing.  Give it a try!

2 comments:

Daddy said...

Cutest thing I've ever seen.

Jane said...

How long before you can do the thing where each violinist plays the other's string while doing their own fingering?

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