The Kitamae District Community Association’s Fureai Market, which was scheduled for February 16th, was canceled due to rain. Despite this, during the rehearsal practice scheduled for the day before, we played through all our pieces and then discussed our next steps.
For the children who can now play all the songs in the band’s repertoire, I’d like them to challenge themselves with new songs. Rather than assigning specific pieces, I want them to find their own goals, so I had them list songs they like. Disney songs seem to be popular. Some currently popular songs also appeared on the list, so we tried playing them and they seemed somewhat doable. When I showed the children the hand positions and played together with them, several kids seemed to understand, so it looks like we can manage it.
The goal for the younger children is simply to get them captivated by music. Even if they can’t play the melody, it’s fine if they move their bodies to the rhythm. By repeating this process and helping them memorize the songs, we aim for great success if they can play even parts of the pieces.
It seems the date for the next event has already been decided, so we’ll continue to improve our performance!
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