Figure 1.--Toin Gauken had a substantial accordian section in its orchestras. We are not sure why it was chosen. It is not an easy instrument to learn. These may be simplified version. Put your cursor on the imsage to see the rest of yhed group. |
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Toin Gauken is notable for having almost all the children learning a musical instrument. Not all primary schools cold put together an ochestra. A choir is one thing. Most schools could do that with a teacher that had choral expertise. But an orchestra is another matter. One of the major instrumenrs we see in the orchestras is the accordian. This is not an instrument we normally see in an archestra. We are not sure why it was instrument chosen for the school orchestra. It did not have the presdy=tige of the violen. In fact accordian players are sime time reduculed. We thought it might have been chosen because it is an easy instrument to learn." But this is not the case. One internet site explains, "The accordion is definitely a fun instrument, and it makes us all think of European street musicians and beautiful walks along promenades. If you want to learn how to play it, you won’t be too surprised to learn that it can be one of the more challenging instruments out there. Just watching someone play it can be a bit confusing. It is clear that there is a lot going on when someone is pressing those buttons, and pushing and pulling the separate parts of an accordion. Some people have said that it is like being able to play the piano and bagpipes all at the same time. It’s also a big, hefty instrument that can be quite tiring to play for a long period of time. This also makes it one of the hardest instruments for kids to learn.
There are a huge number of keys and buttons to master so that you are playing the correct notes and chords, and both hands are doing very independent things. All the time, you have to be moving air in order to project the instrument, too. It’s not the most popular instrument to learn, so finding a tutor can be another challenge here." So just why it was choden for the school orcheesta we do not know. But we see a substantial accordian grouop in all the Toin Gauken orchestras.
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