Friday, November 13, 2009

Musical Twilight Zone

I came up with a new tradition exclusively for the Petrie School of Music. It involves all of the music students playing a totally different instrument for a day. Since today is Friday the 13th, and playing a totally different instrument than one is use to seems way out of the ordinary, I thought it would be appropriate that this special tradition would take place once a year on Friday the 13th. Of course it would not fall into the same time of year each time, but it would be a tradition, and make the day seem fun and exciting. If Friday the 13th does not fall on a day the school is in session, then the tradition will not be held that year. The students can pick any instrument as long as it is not their instrument and they have not picked it before. Even singers can learn to play an instrument for the day! The students will then have the opportunity to take a class for that day only in order to learn more about their selected instrument. This would not only be a fun day for students and professors, but it will be a learning experience, and the students will come to know more professors. This tradition may also draw the students, as a whole, closer together, because they can relate to one another after this experience and understand a little bit better what each person does, and why they enjoy playing their instrument, or singing.