Today, the 1st and 2nd graders had a very special assembly with one of my very good friends, Tim Abbott. Tim is a professional musician, whose main instrument is the bassoon, but also owns and can play all of the woodwind instruments. Today, Mr. Abbott brought all of his woodwind instruments (14 in all!!!) to play for our students. He did a great job explaining how the instruments produce sound (some with a single reed, some with a double reed and some with no reed), and talked to us about how the bigger an instrument is, the lower the sound. At the end of his presentation, the students were able to ask questions and then come up to see all of the instruments up close. Some of our favorite instruments today were the contra bassoon (which sounded soooo low) and the baritone saxophone. We loved getting to see each of the instruments up close and getting to compare their sizes, shapes and sounds. We are so grateful to Mr. Abbott for coming to Bryant School today and giving us this very special and unique opportunity!
Next Tuesday, Mr. Abbott will be returning to Bryant to give the same presentation to our Kindergarten classes, and from what we saw today, they are in for a treat!
If you would like to learn more about Mr. Abbott, you can visit his webpage at...
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