The Daily Grind

Music has been a part of humanity for as long as we can remember. It's been around since before the written word. Music was enjoyed as long ago as the Middle Ages, and running into the Medieval era. This was when Shakespeare was alive, and his plays were shown in the Globe theater near London in the UK.

Do you play a musical instrument? How often do you practice?

I was introduced to a strange looking instrument today, called a Cornetto. Yes, exactly. It shares the name with the famous ice cream. A Cornetto looks similar to the above picture but it is more curved and has finger holes down the length of the shaft. It's an early wind instrument that was popular when Shakespeare was writing plays to entertain people.

A Cornetto is thought to be the most difficult instrument to learn. If you don't practice several times every day, you lose the ability to play it. 

I play the flute and I know that if I haven't played for a while, I find it hard to place my mouth in the required position for the best sound quality. The tuba and trumpet share the same issue with forming your mouth into a perfect "o" so that you can buzz into the instruments to make a note.

A Cornetto is a conical wooden pipe. It curves and is octagonal in cross-section, and wrapped in thin leather. A Cornetto is a musical hybrid. It features fingerholes like a woodwind and the cup-shaped mouthpiece of a brass instrument. When you play it, it is said to make a sound similar to the human voice.

Think about the last time you learned a new skill like playing a new instrument or something else. How did it feel to master it?

Learning a new skill is a little like being a teacher in class. In school, we are met with students every day who find their learning hard. It's our job to encourage and support those who need it. 

High school teachers are role models, organizers and experts in their chosen field of study. We earn our pay check from being with students and guiding them through their learning. Through the good times and the bad.

Young students go through school and eventually sit exams. Those exams open doors to new opportunities like college, or an apprenticeship, but to get there you have to study first.

But every student cannot learn in the same way. Learning styles vary as much as personalities do. For some young people, learning new things is hard and that's when the teacher is important to show a different way to study. There are many different learning techniques to help students study for exams.

Teachers inspire those who are able to learn, and nurture those who want to learn but can't for whatever reason.

I come across all types of students, and I see such talent and wonder among them. It makes me proud of what I do. 

As the semester finishes today, I bid a fond goodbye to an awesome school year with incredible students. The summer is here to rest and play.

Enjoy spending time, however you choose.

My name is Lizzy. I'm a trauma survivor, a wife, a mom, a teacher and an author.

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