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WHMIY FREEPRSS, WEDNESDAY, 14OVMMËR6 9 èr-b: 91, ?Ad- PAGE SEVEN The Farmingffrteh wave in bW4HRI education Let us drop ini now on Fanny and Freddy Farmingfirth, a deitul coup e whopeale in education. 'Wehav thsw onerful methodfor educating musicians," saya ýFanny. It eliminates drudgery and enhances enijoyment > -for people of ail ages.", :'Pgh,"adls19reddy. (Having once gone to achool, I consider inyseif an expert ini education. F.w people can make such a dlaim.) 'el"says Freddy stretching bis legs up under hum and leaning forward in his chair. "Actually it camne from the observation that many music teachers are very grouchy." "Véry," replies Fanny. -WeUp Iwho wwho t- tak -essons fromsomeonePiho i .:h Imean, we did as ids, but believe me we did not________ _______________________ it.oy? we developed the Farmidngfirth method," says _________________________________ Fanny. :'Pght" adéFreddy. "First, we analyzed what made teachers grouchy. When I was ten, I knew that when ids don't practise, teachers get grouchy. That became the key to aur program-n" "Tou found a way to maie ida practise?" "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," says Fanny, séhaking her head. "Not lk.-that at ail," adds Fr.ddy. 'W. Iooked at how achools teach reading and writing and aIltht tuf.We patterned our prograin after that." "Tel me about it," I-urge. ~~ 'W. get students to ait at the piano and diddfle around. Kids love it." * "And they love it," adds Fanny. "Just love it," says Freddy. I ponder this for a moment. 'Dnt"I begin, "they have ta learn notes, scales, chords, that sort Of stuffT" "Heavens no!"~ replies Freddy. "That's the stuf that they hate to do. So we just don't have them do it. It's that easy." Hnmmm "What can they learn ta do?" I ask. "Wh, they learn to love playing the piano," says Fanny. Thejs love it."1 "Bt cmn they play itr" "0f course they can play! They can ait down and pick out a tn or two just 1k. that." "But are they any good at it?" "Hey, can we hel1 it if kids las. interest in baring stuif?". 25TZARS AGO "Hey,snome free-forn writing is good. It would b. fun. But fo h hrdy oebr316 dto fti ure yo nee bacs.WEMTBY WEKKLY NEWS8 "Donriiikisrcises?" e Grahiam Wifllan bas retired after 12 years as Witbys Boyr Scout Commissionè'r. "Kida hae m, tlonsemf"r*a Whitby General Haspital have received approval fromthe. Ontario "Shouldn't the. social componént give them a desireita Hosptal town and Commnsi o. eaagaae ynur ,98 learn? But aren't some, parts like learning hockey skills? Vou * Whibycowatn . owneM cf hib 2.amln aoate iJnu16. 68 practise shooting, you practise power skating, you practise passing, ciiecking, one-on-one, àipins" 'Well, iey, kida like ta play hockey." "You could have fun playing hockey all the time. But! ta,7 EA improve much, any caachi wil tell you you need drille and 75 ThZAuedyNvebRS2 11AGO io f h practise. Ail Scimmages won't do it." _w.l W fO* <frmh.husaNv br2196dioecft. music method has worked r.e s. Mev. J.S. Brougail and Mev. ".. Barr, preached at AUl Saints? branching out."gia hrc nis5t 'Tel me." TAnglicsa Churcnor it 5Oh anersaryac h nai eprne c aei "Yeah. You haven't seen it i any papers yet, but welve forcefrat aeon for dr 6.ns iWib ic iOtroTmeac c aei been secretly coaching the. Leafs. Need I say more? Even aAyf owsmde o n thOc tob 26.re wt eerinfrmte11t ata thoepros just love aur metiiod." *a Hyouen soldr s hi tii. W t~ aculared iths erin froti. harges attalion. Remember y ou heard it first here. The Leafs Farmingfirfficiecntie svr erh hty Cagsiab adb MetixLNee-Slay mar?'9______________________________________