Melanie is my friend who lives in Australia and she loves photography. Every month Melanie has taken part in this monthly meme and we managed to find a way round
her not having a blog by posting here.
I love that we have found a way for her to take part!
So, over to you Melanie:
"Another month on the calendar turned over as November arrived and no
sooner was the page turned than the 5th of the month was here.
No fireworks for Nov 5th over here in Adelaide but the 5th
falling on a Thursday meant I was off to my recorder group for a blow on my
treble recorder. Each Thursday a group of us play for an hour and a half
then go for a chat and a drink at a local café. A very pleasant way to
spend a Thursday afternoon.
Half way through the playing session our
conductor (not sure if that is the correct name for her) gets us to stand and
stretch for five minutes so I took those five minutes to take photos of
recorders.
This Thursday we had 5 Tenor players, 5 treble players, 4
descants and 2 basses. I took lots of photos of the different
recorders. As well as different types of material the recorders can be of
a quite different design within the same type of recorder as you can see in the
first photo and the one next to it. They are both bass recorders but one
is a plastic one with a bend making it easier to reach those holes and the
other is a stubby wooden one. The next recorder in the middle of the
photo is a wooden one of the friend I like to sit next to. (I like to sit
next to her as she has perfect timing unlike me). Her treble recorder has
a beautiful end to it and is 25 years old. My treble recorder (no picture
of that) is a plastic one. The tenor recorder on the top RHS of the photo
is made of a similar material. My recorder is just a bit shorter than
that one. Then the final recorder in the photo is one of a descant.
This is the type that is often played by primary school children as it lends itself
for those small fingers that young children have. Hope you enjoy seeing a few
of the different recorders that our group play and maybe it will inspire you to
take up recorder playing."
I regret that I never learnt to play an instrument. Not because of lack of opportunity, more a lack of self discipline. Because I learnt to play the recorder at school, not well, but enough to make a recognisable tune. When my daughter was small I made another attempt and bought a treble and descant recorder so we could learn together. It didn't last. The recorders have now been passed to my granddaughter who was learning to play at school. I'm not sure that she mastered it any more than we did.
My other granddaughter started to learn the guitar. I have one of those too, sadly in the loft, forgotten. Hers is also packed away somewhere. The idea of learning an instrument appeals but lack of dedication seems to run in the family. It's good to know that others are not so easily put off and I enjoyed hearing about Melanie's group. So, thank you for sharing this Melanie!
And what about you? What is your story? Do you have musical instruments propped up or tucked away forgotten, or a lingering longing to play without the commitment to practice?
Do tell!! Because you will make me feel, oh, so much better!
Or perhaps you are learning, or accomplished, or like Melanie, you meet regularly with others. Because YOU gain my respect, and hats off to my blog friend Eileen who not only plays but teaches others!
And what about you? What is your story? Do you have musical instruments propped up or tucked away forgotten, or a lingering longing to play without the commitment to practice?
Do tell!! Because you will make me feel, oh, so much better!
Or perhaps you are learning, or accomplished, or like Melanie, you meet regularly with others. Because YOU gain my respect, and hats off to my blog friend Eileen who not only plays but teaches others!
Do tell!! Don't be shy!!
I've accepted that some people play and others listen and enjoy!
Hopefully I'll be back with more photos from Melanie next month, I hope you will join us.
If this has inspired you to pick up your camera and take part in this challenge you have until 25th before this months link closes. It's great fun and you can see more 5in5 posts and
And if you want to know more this post should answer any
questions and give other information that you need.
I'll be here tomorrow for day 23 of my 30 day Blogging Challenge. Thanks for popping by and to those of you who have left comments.
It's so good to hear your own stories and thoughts, they really brighten my day! Thank you!
lovely contrasts in size and construction. I learnt the recorder at school but always thought of it as a chore rather than really enjoying it
ReplyDeleteI used to play the recorder at school and was part of the Saturday recorder club. I sadly don't play now. Both my girls learnt to play instruments. One the clarinet and one the flute. They too no longer play. They say it is good for you to play an instrument because it uses different parts of your brain.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this. I know a little about recorder playing as my Dad used to run a group when he was a young teacher and he had a collection of recorders, including one he had made himself. My daughter plays now and still uses her Grandpa's recorder collection
ReplyDeleteLOL - This really made me chuckle. Like you, I learned to play the recorder at school and in my time I've played descant and treble. I find myself wondering why I gave it up. I really enjoyed it. I went on the play the flute and the oboe (well, let's not go there... Suffice to say I think I can brag that I was THE WORST oboist EVER! I can only hope my poor teacher wasn't too badly scarred by the experience :oD). These days I leave such things to others, though I DO enjoy torturing my husband with my very bad singing on occasion. One likes to keep one's hand in don't you know... Lx
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