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\ 4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 6,1985 Section Two Local Youngsters Learn to Play Piano at an Early Age New Band for Sea Cadets Kelly Kirby Kindergarten lessons are piano classes designed for children three to eight years of age. Not only does it give them a solid founda- by Catherine Denny Mozart and Beethoven they're not. But at only three to eight years of age, they can sure play a mean piano. Students enrolled in the Kelly Kirby Kindergarten may be young, but their eagerness eagerness to learn has transformed transformed them from average youngsters to budding musicians. Although each child enters enters Kelly Kirby with no previous musical training, every one of them leaves with a solid foundation to further his studies. Kelly Kirby courses in the Bowmanville area are taught by local resident Brenda Lowry who believes that you can never be too young to enjoy music. "The children really love playing the piano," explained Brenda. "Even if they don't study music when .they're older, they benefit from the classes. It exposes them to group situations, and gives them extra learning learning in a positive environment," environment," she added. Mrs. Lowry went on to say that the lessons, approved by the Royal Conservatory of Music, develop the par- ticpants' abilities to a grade one level. The program is named after a couple who developed this method of teaching 30 years ago. Because ear training is the foundation for the study of music, the pupils are first taught to listen and distinguish distinguish between different kinds of sounds. These include include long, short, strong, weak, loud, soft, smooth, crisp, and so on. Next, the children learn the signs connected to these sounds. This is made easier with the help of flash cards. These enable Brenda to focus the attention of the entire class on a given point at the same instant -- something something that can be difficult when working with such a young group. Of course, all work and no play would make for a very dull class. That's why Brenda insists on adding a little extra fun to each session session by arranging a rhythm tion for further music study, it is also a positive environment for extra learning. section with vocals to accompany accompany routine piano lessons. lessons. "We often make our own band consisting of tambourines, tambourines, cymbals, triangles, triangles, rhythm sticks, bells, and the piano," said Brenda. "This gives pleasure to the students and aids in the development of their ear training," she added. Books also play an impor-. tant part in the music lesson of a young child. "With a good ear training base, the written page becomes becomes a visual reflection of the sounds the student hears in his mind," said Mrs. Lowry. Kelly Kirby Kindergarten courses take place in Brenda Lowry's Bowmanville Bowmanville home where she teaches seven classes a week, which range in size from three to six students. "It is a fun, worthwhile pre-school course, that any child would lové," said Brenda. Flash cards enable the teacher to focus the attention attention of the entire class on a given point at the same time. Michael Davies and Christine Pott are two students who really enjoy learning new notes. BSPS Happenings J Step 1 \ Cleen, ' Inspect A lubricate all working perla "Check* adjust > thread handling mechanism ■ta-- * re-tlme M Step 4 f Inspect motor, \ I motor brushes, .1 1 wiring * electrical S connections and adjust where necessary r step 3 Check & ad fabric handling * feed mechanism SINGER APPROVED DEALER SEWING MACHINE TUNE-UP SPECIAL REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SAVE WITH By Michelle Foran, Nancy Conway The past few weeks have been full of excitement for both the Grade 7's and Grade 8's. The houseleague totals for January put the Falcons in first place with 659 points, Tigers second with 509 points, Beavers third with 502 points, Cougars fourth with 484 points, Eagles, fifth place with 475 points and last, Cheetahs with only 378 points. Congratulations, Congratulations, Falcons. The students of B.S.P.S. are preparing science projects for the annual Science Fair held at Trent University on March 13th. Our school science fair' will be held sometime in May. The boys' basketball team lost two consecutive games against Hobbs and Pines on Monday the 11th. This is the first time this has happened to B.S.P.S. boys' basketball team in seven years. Hopefully Hopefully they'll have better luck ' next time. The girls' basketball team played in Cobourg on Saturday, Saturday, Feb. 16. They won • all three regulation games, defeating Kingston and Belleville teams. Winners of our school speech finals were Jonathan Goad, Amy O'Connor, Jill Rushak, Sarah Roman and Ben Warren. They competed at the Bowmanville Legion public speaking contest on Sunday, February 24th. On Thursday, February 14, Mr. Martin took class 86 to the Outdoor Education Centre, and on Friday morning, Mrs. Peters took selected students from the other five grade eight classes to the centre. While they were there, they went snowshoeing and . studied classification of trees. The afternoon of Friday, the 15th, was spent at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Arena for the Winter Carnival. Competitions included the Snake Race, Cupid King and Queen and Mixed Couples. The winners of the Snake Race for Grade 7 were Cheetahs and for Grade 8 the Beavers. Beavers took first place for Spirit Day Totals. Now it is time to settle back down to work as Report Cards approach. Bowmanville's Sea Cadets should be marching to the beat of their own band by autumn of this year. Plans to form the band were explained Monday, February 25, at an open house held in the Sea Cadet headquarters at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 in Bowmanville. The first meeting for all those interested in joining the group will be March 17. The Sea Cadets estimate that the cost of outfitting a complete brass band will be $20,000. Fund-raising efforts are already underway. And the instruments are expected to be purchased by September. September. Meanwhile, musicians interested interested in forming the group will have a chance to practice with borrowed instruments. instruments. A minimum of 15 or a maximum of 28 members are required for the proposed proposed band. MJ. Hobbs Winter Report We have been very busy at M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School in the last week. Many special activities have taken place such as the senior boys' and girls' basketball teams' tournament. The girls were not triumphant, but we are very proud of their performance. The boys were very successful with their 22 to 16 win over the Pines Senior Public School. The senior boys' and girls' teams are having a game on Monday which will probably determine the regional champs. Tryouts for the boys' gymnastics team took place on Thursday and we hope they do well in competition. Friday, February 22 was a P.A. day and the teaching staff was very busy working in Cobourg. Preparations for Spirit Week are in the planning stage. Mr. Tremeer and Mrs. Nelson are combining their talents to produce a play to outline the adventures of Christopher Columbus. The play is to take place sometime in the early part of April. I hope you can make it. --By Iain Meldrum Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 THIS OO COUPON (EXPIRES MARCH 31/85) 11 SIMCOE ST. S. 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