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Post by Kylie90210 on Nov 11, 2008 23:18:52 GMT -5
Please discuss this book here.
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Post by sparklymouse on Dec 11, 2008 19:19:42 GMT -5
How does a little tiny 7 year old play a tuba? I thought it was funny that she got stuck with the black sheep of musical instruments.
What did they do for Ms. Colman? Was this where they learned the wedding march song? Cute idea, but a little sophisticated for beginners. In fourth grade we had a recorder unit in our music class and the fanciest we got was "Three Blind Mice."
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Post by Kylie90210 on Jan 13, 2009 21:48:08 GMT -5
^ Yep, it was.
I thought it strange they only had one practice together with 'Here Come the Bride...'
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Post by tiff85 on Jan 13, 2009 22:01:18 GMT -5
I don't remember it being one practice. Karen's Tuba was a good read. I remember reading this book a hundred times when I was younger.
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Post by supprazz on Apr 9, 2010 16:55:11 GMT -5
I loved it cause I played an instrument too, the piano. A little bit of the recorder in music class at the time as well. Sam taught them Here Comes the Bride, but they had practiced it in advance at home, the big practice was to make it sound even.
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Post by anzuhana on Dec 22, 2010 10:37:33 GMT -5
I like that Sam gave Karen and Hannie some tips on how to play their instruments. I wonder how Emily Michelle got the tuba into her room. It seems like it would be too heavy for her to carry it.
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Post by booboobrewer on Apr 17, 2011 14:12:52 GMT -5
Sweet ending--Karen deciding she was "the luckiest girl in the world" for being asked to be Ms. Colman's flower girl. I am just now finding out that Ms. Colman's name is Jean. Her married name is Jean Simmons. There was an actress by that name, and of course...Gene Simmons. Awesome.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jul 1, 2011 17:31:40 GMT -5
This book reminded me of when my elementary school had wind instruments (I played the viola). We had a music class in Grades 5-8, and students who were interested could join the orchestra at that time, too.
You could only choose between a violin, viola, cello or bass.
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Post by supprazz on Jul 3, 2011 18:31:47 GMT -5
We had band in junior high and I tried the clarinet for a bit, though I preferred piano. I learned a little bit of guitar in high school but lost everything
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jul 7, 2011 17:45:38 GMT -5
Could you still pick it up though, supprazz?
I haven't played the viola since 2000, but I am sure I could pick it up now and still remember how to play (especially certain songs).
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Post by supprazz on Jul 11, 2011 2:51:16 GMT -5
Yeah I can, and actually remember how to tune it and a few notes. I found the old one and just need to fix a string. I'm out of practice with the piano too but play that well if I worked on a piece long enough, have good pitch and use it for writing.
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Post by wenonah4th on Apr 25, 2012 12:54:25 GMT -5
Sam is so endearing.
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Post by virgoscorpio on May 4, 2012 17:56:18 GMT -5
The best part of this book are the pictures. Seriously. There are so many hilarious ones, like sleepy Sam in his pajamas to Ms. Colman standing in kind of a sexy pose in front of Mrs. Hoffman.
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Post by supprazz on May 5, 2012 0:58:27 GMT -5
^ LOL sexy pose
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Post by wenonah4th on May 5, 2012 9:45:21 GMT -5
Sam in his pajamas is just funny.
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