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Re: Perfect Pitch

From:Danny Wier <dawier@...>
Date:Tuesday, July 25, 2000, 2:36
--- Padraic Brown <pbrown@...> wrote:

> >An off-key trombone player wracks my nerves more than it would other > >people.
Wait, lemme correct myself. The only thing worse than a trombone playing sharp is a clarinet playing flat.
> I don't even remember learning phonics, though I know we must have.
I went to a parochial school (Episcopalian, or "Catholic Light"). The teachers used a phonics course called Spalding Spelling. It focused on spelling as well as pronunciation. Letters were written with numbers over them to indicate which sound, and sequences were underlined then numbered thusly. The most extreme example was "ough", which altogether was numbered between 1 and 6. (Yes, Virginia, there are six sounds for "ough". And that can be tough. DaW. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/