[Menvi-discuss] Teaching a sighted little girl trumpet

[Chela Robles]

Hello all,
On Saturday, I have to teach my Chinese neighbor's daughter who is 7 and 
a half years old the trumpet because she really wants to learn it and is 
full of energy and determination. A professional trumpeter told me to do 
some ear training with her and divide everything I teach her in 5 minute 
increments to get her engaged on more than one thing per half hour so 
far and when she increases in knowledge, I will eventually make it an 
hour but for now as a beginner, she is going for half an hour. I teach 
her at 11:00AMPST., for now, they are free lessons, in hopes I'll be 
treated to some homemade Chinese food smiles, can't resist it!
It is not often I get that type of barter! I will also teach her how to 
hold the trumpet and how to buzz and blow into the mouthpiece in 
addition to other exercises.
Anyway, I was trying to find a music book I can use in braille to teach 
her exercises for trumpet beginners especially the old elementary songs 
we used to play in band like "Hot Cross Buns" ETC. The only book I came 
across was: Graduated studies for the brass player beginning, 
intermediate, and advanced brass method, teacher's instructions included 
: B-Flat trumpet, cornet or flugelhorn in treble clef Reinhardt, Donald S.
What do you guys suggest? It has been a long time since I played 
elementary trumpet stuff before and do not remember which book it was. 
Guidance please appreciated. She is sighted so I obviously can't teach 
her how to read music but I can teach her basic music theory and ear 
training like for example, how many beats a whole note is what note is 
what valve combination and what it is supposed to sound like, ETC. I 
just need the right book to teach her from.
Many Thanks,
Chela Robles

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Teachers have a sacred task:
It is to give children the skills to understand the world and an expectation that the world is a trustworthy place; that it is full of light, and love, and music and that each student deserves--and will have--their own place in it and the chance to play their own song.
And, as much of these expectations are transmitted non-verbally—and in Chela’s case--out of sight…it is the voice and touch of a Teacher that sheds light on what the world can be.
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