I switched on Radio 6 this morning, and the track they were playing had a drum sound which caught my ear. It reminded me of a rototom - a tuned drum which was quite popular in the 80s. I had a set of three in my drum kit. I doubt many listeners would have made that connection. I suspect many listeners would not even have particularly distinguished that drum sound. I think many people just hear songs in a much less differentiated way, unless they make a real effort. I, like most musicians, tend to hear the guitar, the drums, the bass, the keyboard and the vocals separately. In other words, I am extracting more information from the audio than some might. It would be tempting to imagine, therefore, that I would learn better through hearing than through other senses. But that is nonsense. Imagine trying to learn about the physical geography of a country through hearing about it without a map! But this is exactly the argument made by people who insist they are "visual learn
...and thank you - your blog is great! Have a great summer. OB
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday. I never quite made it round to see the interactive white board in action - perhaps this Tue as a few pupils are out on trips? I've enjoyed reading your contributionsand. Cheers, Alan
ReplyDeleteCheers Ollie - you have a good one too.
ReplyDeleteAlways welcome Alan :)
Have a great holiday. I'm not bitter that you have seven weeks off!
ReplyDeleteLOL - cheers Gordon. You stuck in work over the Summer then?
ReplyDeleteHave recently just started to read your blog, which I came to via Ollie Bray's site; noted that you commented on my post about Foinaven;cheers! I have been experimenting with blogs and am trying evolve a look and a philosophy as I go along, taking ideas from excellent sites I have come across. Interested to read your various categories, like "acting" and "buddhism", for example. I think that's what I lie about blogs-the sheer eclecticism of them!
ReplyDeleteHope there will be plenty more cross fertilisation in the blogosphere over the coming months. Enjoy your holiday!
Jim
Hi Jim :) Glad you've found some things of interest here. The holiday is fabulous. Just off to cut the grass as we are enjoying a brief dry spell.
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