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azurelunatic) wrote2003-05-11 06:31 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2003-05-11 06:31 pm
taka-taka stop-stop *snerk*
Deep in my past, I started playing the violin, using the Suzuki method.
Now, the first thing that one learns, the first real song in the book, is "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". And before one learns the entire song, one learns various bowing rhythms for it.
Now.
Being as we were creative little fayoumi, and not particularly tending to leave anything well enough alone, instead of taking the words that our teacher gave us to go with the rhythm, we had to make up words of our own, and sing them to the tune. So, "taka-taka stop-stop" became "halibut-and-ice-cream", and any number of other things.
Years later, years and years later: today, in fact, I found myself singing: "Lovecraft Harry Pot-ter..."
Now, the first thing that one learns, the first real song in the book, is "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". And before one learns the entire song, one learns various bowing rhythms for it.
Now.
Being as we were creative little fayoumi, and not particularly tending to leave anything well enough alone, instead of taking the words that our teacher gave us to go with the rhythm, we had to make up words of our own, and sing them to the tune. So, "taka-taka stop-stop" became "halibut-and-ice-cream", and any number of other things.
Years later, years and years later: today, in fact, I found myself singing: "Lovecraft Harry Pot-ter..."