From: Tari McKee
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 22:48:43 -0400
Kathleen, it's kind of like the shoemakers children. Does she see it as a
blessing or a curse? Also, does she have like a photographic memory for
music and able to play it after one hearing or something? It kind of makes
me think I should just check all my students just in case. (Yeah, in all my
spare time.) We just never know what gems are out there. With my blind
student I realized it during recorder time. So I just said, Sean, what note
is the school bell? He quickly answered F. So we went from there!
Tari in OH
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 6:45 AM, Kathleen Bragle wrote:
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> You'll love this - my daughter, who is a mezzo and now sings
> professionally - has perfect pitch, but we didn't realize it until high
> school!!!! We had gotten to school early for a concert and were
> sitting quietly in the back. The select group she was in was doing a
> quick run through in the front of the Auditorium. I would notice that
> the conductor would nod towards her and say something to her but we
> tried to be invisible back there so tried not to be watching too
> carefully. Before singing each number, the conductor would turn and say
> "Meg " and then something we couldn't understand. FINALLY my curiosity
> got the better of me and I realized that she was giving the starting
> note for each piece. She was a violinist from age 3 to 19 and always
> sang and I guess we just moved along with all that she did.....I never
> realized anything was different. I do remember that solfege was
> difficult for her in college. She just wanted to sing the pitches! :)
>
> Kathleen
> Bragle, NBCT '02
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> > Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 20:00:41 -0400
> >
> Subject: Re: [MK8]a day of wonder
> > From: tarimck@gmail.com
> >
> To: mk8list@musick8.com
> >
> > You will have lots of fun with
> this little guy over the years! I've only
> > had one student with
> perfect pitch (that I know of). He was totally blind.
> > We spent
> recesses naming the notes in 3 and 4 note chords and reproducing
> >
> them on the piano. Whenever I introduced a new recorder piece, he
> could
> > play it immediately. The rest of the class was quite
> impressed and
> > jealous! I sure do miss him...
> >
> >
> Tari in OH
>
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