The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #101256 Message #2040224
Posted By: Mark Dowding
01-May-07 - 08:05 AM
Thread Name: Collapse of the Folk Clubs
Subject: RE: Collapse of the Folk Clubs
I don't know how many mudcatters are music teachers in school - not sure if music in primary/junior school is still part of the curriculum (or even secondary school come to that) but I know a couple of music teachers who get pissed off when somebody wants to hi-jack their lesson to get someone in to show them a load of instruments and sing a few songs. It means that whatever the teacher had planned goes out of the window. The music lesson is always the one that other teachers pull pupils out of for other activities whatever they might be.
I'd be interested to know what the opinion of teachers is regarding importing folkies into the music lesson. There will probably be a bias towards favouring this because of the nature of this forum but if anybody feels the same as the people I've spoken to then please feel free to vent your spleen!
Cheers
Mark