discussion booklet for HaveFunwithYourMusic

1.0 Title Page and Introduction
(Suggested Discussion)
T
he Title Page and first pages of the book, Have Fun With Your Music by Becky Chaffee,
introduce the idea that music is fun. Kids, parents and anyone practicing an instrument
easily lose sight of the fact that playing a musical instrument is a great privilege and
should be approached as a fun thing to do.
Practicing can seem like a monotonous chore since one needs to practice regularly, preferably
every day. Find a way to have the attitude of fun by choice, empowering the child or yourself. Perhaps
record yourself, listen to other musicians on-line play the same music that you are learning, or play for
your pets or stuffed animals to get inspiration.
The Title Page and first page introduce several unusual instruments, the lowest, a bass, a tuba,
a contrabass flute and the highest, the flute, violin and piccolo; and one of the widest ranging
instruments, a keyboard.
Just for fun, you can talk about what is funny or unusual in each picture.
Do you know the difference between a fiddle and a violin? The main difference is the style of music
played. A violin can be used as a fiddle, but if one were specifically a fiddler, your bridge might be a
slightly different shape. In addition, a fiddler might have a different string choice and hold both the
violin and the bow in a different manner to play.