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Antonio_Raul -> Flamenco for kids (Mar. 7 2006 15:31:27)

Hello Guys,

I posting this to ask for suggestions on entertaining kids with the guitar. My girlfriend is a spanish teacher (elementary school) and has "volunteered" me to go to her school and play something for her kids. It seems to be one of these "international" days where one classroom will be dedicated to say...france, another to mexico, and of course, one to Spain, etc. The kids would then come around from classroom to classroom looking at whatever exhibit the teacher has set up for them...museum style I guess. The problem is that my girlfriend intends to use me as her exhibit for Spain. Ive given her other ideas designed to take the attention away from me...like projecting a flamenco dance performance on a screen, but it seems I'm not getting out of the this one so easilly. I guess I'll just play something, talk to the kids, try to be funny...but if anyone out there has any other ideas...or has done something similar, send your ideas this way. Please.

Take care,

Antonio Raul




Jon Boyes -> RE: Flamenco for kids (Mar. 7 2006 15:44:53)

Don't bother with fancy guitar work or boring lectures. Involve them from the start and keep it simple.

Teach them a simple palmas pattern, get them all clapping and play along, they will love it.

Get them up and stamping their feet and they will enjoy it even more.

Split the group in two, have one half clap whilst the other stamp their feet to the same pattern. Tell them its a competition to see which group can make the most noise.

Kids like to make noise [:)]




Kate -> RE: Flamenco for kids (Mar. 7 2006 15:51:49)

I agree with Jon. Get them clapping compás.

Kate




jordiasb -> RE: Flamenco for kids (Mar. 7 2006 17:34:55)

Yes! Clapping for tangos may be an easy but very funny activity.
And some of them can try to dance for sevillanas...
[;)]




fevictor -> RE: Flamenco for kids (Mar. 11 2006 2:51:10)

You want to make it Spanish? Give them some wine, argue with them about how the spanish language has been butchered all over latin america, yell at them a little, take a nap, then don´t leave a tip! [:D]

(my family is from Spain....just having some fun!)




Francisco -> RE: Flamenco for kids (Mar. 11 2006 3:12:25)

[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]




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