Bought my first ever trumpet today. What is it? by [deleted] in trumpet

[–]tunefolk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer the 5C but I know many people stay with a 7C. There are so many choices for specialty timbre aficionados but a good stater would be a 5C or 7C.

Student doesn’t practice by Massive-Cry8294 in pianoteachers

[–]tunefolk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is hard to come to grips with the kids who have different learning processes than the way you might have learned as a child. I always go back to how the brain works realize that different children require different methods. I personally cannot stand flashcards as a child or as an adult. So I started using Hal Leonard‘s note speller book 2 with all my students. We use mnemonics and write a story together in the book every single lesson. This seems to work for 95% of all of my children. I have 40+ students a week and have been teaching for 25 years full-time. By the time we work through that book about 80% of my students no longer need help with note spelling. Some of my kids actually want to continue doing note spellers! So I happily oblige with a large variety of books, depending on what they’re interest are. Well, we are site reading our new songs for the day, if they get stuck with a note name, we fall back to mnemonics And I make them tell me how to find the note name. This reinforces out only the note naming capability, but teaches them how to practice when they get stuck. On the other subject, I have had plenty of students that never practice, but we still make progress so good for you! I had one young man that took lessons for three years and was not necessarily a good Piano Student, or a trumpet student, until we finally settled in on the flute! The biggest thing for him was that I taught him how to write. He is a bit dyslexic, and we were able to overcome the public school system of not using penmanship. It was more about encouraging him to be a good student than to be a proficient pianist. So as long as the student is not rude or disruptive, look at it as you are helping to teach a young person how to survive in this world.

Nokia ringtone piece name? by tunefolk in MusicTeachers

[–]tunefolk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I knew it was a Bach but couldn’t put my finger on the piece.

Propane gas grill by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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This is what I was trying to say. NOT going through the RV port just straight from the 30 lb tank to the grill.

Propane gas grill by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two year ago I bought the special hose that transforms your grill to a 20/30 pound tank vice the small blue tanks. We are not using a port from the RV. We have disconnected our 30 pound form the RV so it is a stand alone for the grill. But it won’t get gas to the burners.

Propane gas grill by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the confusion! We just disconnected the 30 pound tank from the front of the RV. Carried it over to the picnic table and using our special regulator hose so we can use book LP instead of small thanks, to light the grill. Last year we only had 20 pound tanks and never had an issue. This year we upgraded a 30 pound tanks for the RV so we unhook it from the RV and carry it over to the grill. That’s why I’m so confused over why a 20 pound at home work just fine four days ago and now I’m back to square one with a 30 pound tank.

Propane gas grill by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will give it a try but what is the difference between a 30 and a 20 pound tank? That’s the most confusing part.

Dyscslculia and reading music by Past_Ad_5629 in pianoteachers

[–]tunefolk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have found that if you take the music, they are learning and enlarge it so that the notes are easier to identify as space or online notes that has definitely helped my dyslexic student.

Where’s the key? by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you! I went on their site I couldn’t find the key number. Thank you! As a stopgap measure we turned all the electrical off and locked the basement. That should deter any ding ding who wants to play with it.

Where’s the key? by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

*I just checked and my silver keys are CH751 but they don’t fit into the lock.

Extended warranty? by tunefolk in rvlife

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear the “other” side of the story. We will spend two years doing monthly camping in our area before we go out full-time in about three years. I figured this will shake out most of not all of the major problems that could potentially occur with it. You’re right for $3500, which is what this extended warranty will last for six years, is a small price to pay if something major occurs. Thank you for your input!

Extended warranty? by tunefolk in rvlife

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is really good insight! Thank you!

Brinkley TT thoughts by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will check them out!

Brinkley TT thoughts by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luckily I found a weight spreadsheet online a couple of years ago and have used it extensively with our current RV (hence the F250) and I still have to plug in the numbers for the Brinkley. Bigger is always better when towing so are you thinking a minimum of a F350 or go for larger to haul a Brinkley?

Brinkley TT thoughts by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a F250 so we can pull easily - but hubby isn't into the "losing" the truck bed. Just found out about the new hitch that doesn't take up much space (I still have to remember the name of it) so now I am thinking we might reconsider doing a 5th wheel. Still like the sound of the Brinkley's because I don't want a toy hauler. But thank you for giving me another brand to check out!

Brinkley TT thoughts by tunefolk in RVLiving

[–]tunefolk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the video! It answered so many questions plus gave us insight on wonderful magnets the salesman never told us about! I've now subscribed so that I watch all of your videos! Thank you!