AIFEC Guest Performer Sarah Lawrence A Hit At Dr. Davey School, Feb. 14
In addition to our quality instrumental instruction, AIFEC also regularily brings in local musicians from the community to demonstrate and explain their instruments, giving the kids an added perspective and enhancing their appreciation and understanding of music more.
On February 14th, flutist Sarah Lawrence came to Dr. Davey School with a bag full of whistles, harmonicas and other "cool" woodwinds and gave the children a seminar on the flute.
Ms. Lawrence is a 2nd-year Mohawk College student and took the kids on a tour of her instrument before going around the room and assisting the youngsters in getting their first sounds on it..
Before a wide-eyed and attentive crowd, she also performed a little bit and told the kids a bit about the history of one of man's oldest musical tools.
The budding musicians in the audience were thoroughly impressed. Some of the comments were:
"That is so COOL!!!" "Can I play it?!!" "Can I hold it?!!"
"It was really rewarding, and watching their eyes light up when they got to actually touch it made my day," Ms. Lawrence said. "You wonder if these kids would get to experience something like this in their daily lives and perhaps this will start them on the path to getting more interested in music, and maybe even picking up a flute themselves one day and learning how to play."
AIFEC conducts guest performances once a month at all three schools it currently works with and this will continue as the program expands to towards our goal of being in ten local schools by 2015.
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