The Right Instrument for Your Child: A Practical Guide to Parents and Teachers

Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Boyd, Douglas

ISBN 10: 0688062105 / ISBN 13: 9780688062101

Published by Quill, 1989

About this Item

USED Good Former Library Paperback book. It has normal library markings including card holder/reference sticker and library call number on spine. Has school and/or library name blacked out with marker/white labels on white page edges and inside. May have some sticker residual on front or back cover from label and white blackout labels.

Seller Inventory # n12b gt6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Right Instrument for Your Child: A Practical Guide to Parents and Teachers
• Publisher: Quill
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688062105
• ISBN 13: 9780688062101
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Surveys the various types of musical instruments and discusses how to select an instrument suited to a child's individual personality and physical characteristics

Reviews

Musicians enjoy fables that relate their instruments to their personalities, but their conclusions will rarely match those presented here. The authors (British) show systematically how parents can analyze their child's personality and then choose the "right" instrument for him or her. But the observations! Clarinet music is not hard to read, its players should not have their adenoids removed, and boys may be more skilled players than girls. Oboists get headaches, should probably be girls, and might be insecure or intense. Bassoonists are gregarious, trumpet players are independent, tuba players don't need an agile brain, and the cello is for shy children. Not recommended to parents or children. Dominique-Rene de Lerma, Music Dept., Morgan State Univ., Baltimore
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