Oct 11 2008
The Forbidden Music…what is it in your classroom?
This just cracked me up:
Do you have any forbidden music in your classroom? For me it’s “Heart and Soul”, “Chop Sticks” or that other song kids play on the black keys where they roll their knuckles along f#, g# and a# then twice on c# repeat; then in the other direction and twice on d#. I literally scream “STOP” when I hear these played.
And lately it has been the McDonald’s jingle…all it takes is one kid to discover it and the rest are playing it non-stop on the piano. I guess I should be happy the kids are learning and experimenting. But non-stop jingles can take its toll on the psyche.
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One of my students constantly plays the first 9 notes of Fur Elise, left hand only. I haven’t forbidden it because it’s a great piece and I’m impressed she knows it at all. When she’s done with that opening phrase (”motive?”) she plays a left-hand chord cluster.
Your story reminds me of that scene from Wayne’s World (I think) of the guitar store with the sign that says “No Stairway to Heaven.”
I think it has to be chopsticks. I used to grin and bear it when little Johnny comes bounding along on Monday morning keen to show me the piece his dad taught him last night. After a few years of putting up with it,I now have to stop them when they first put a hand in position and explain that it is actually my LEAST favourite piece in the whole world!