AIBU to be annoyed my DS will be getting "Beatboxing" music lessons at primary school

[OhLori]

Had a letter from son's school today. Apparently they will be getting "beatboxing" lessons from a specialist "beatboxing" teacher coming into teach his class. DS is 10.

For the uninitiated, beatboxing is that sort of spitting into cupped hands over a microphone thing, found in some rap/hip hop.

I just don't want my son to learn this rubbish at school, it does my head in when he occasionally does it in the house so the last thing I want is for it to be encouraged further by a 'professional' at school.

I am amazed that the school is financing this, but we live in a London inner city area, so I guess its seen as "cool" to waste taxpayers money on this crap.

Would I be unreasonable to have other appointments on that day e.g. doctors, or be sick? I don't think there is much point in giving my opinion to the school. They are not interested in parents' opinions.

This is a genuine AIBU post, I don't know what to do.

'I'm currently training in early education, my placement is in an area of high social deprivation and I would bet my left arm that the kids I work with would LOVE the opportunity to participate in this kind of workshop. Much kudos to the headteacher of your school, OP. Thinking outside the box to expand children's educational horizons in a modern, engaging manner? Great stuff! '

appealing to the lowest common denominator more like!

Ugh. Did you really mean to be so offensive? What a disgusting comment to make.

Lowest common denominator?

So you think that is to be expected from schools in "deprived" areas?

The school I work at is in a "deprived area". Yes a lot of them would love this, but some of these "deprived" children are learning violin,flute,clarinet, drums and guitar.
The guitar group is huge...some on acoustic,some electric and some on bass guitar. But Ooh! Rock/pop music! Lowest common denominator?

We have a very good KS2 rock/pop band...

But it is music OP.

I think it's generally rubbish,but it is music.

Purple

Well done

Galaxy

scaredy-cat! you can't express an opinion without explanation

Fabulous thread, nearly spat rice and curry all over my laptop because I was laughing so hard...

No you misunderstand me.Learning to play any musical instrument is admirable. Teaches discipline, focus, staying power , attention to detail, reading music ,thinking about a lot of things at once.It takes a lifetime to really master an instrument.Compare that to making those silly noises in a microphone which is basically nothing more than a bit of fun .Teachers should not be wasting money on this crap, but inspiring children to take up an instrument!

appealing to the lowest common denominator more like!

what a vile comment to make do you speak about all children like that or just the ones you deem common ,

but inspiring children to take up an instrument!

not all children can afford an instrument not all parents will spend time or comitment to a childs lessons, at least beatboxing is free and can be done alone,

not all children can be musicians MY dd is tone deaf she gave up lessons years ago she just wasn't getting it at all ,

Even if you learn an instrument you can gain hugely from experimenting with rhythm and tempo from a whole variety of musical genres. And not everyone is lucky enough to be able to afford music lessons but the pleasure gained from performing should be open to everyone.

realcoalfire

OK, I don't know enough about beat-boxing but

a) I think this workshop, or series of workshops is unlikely to nudg out all the other music in the school

b) Music in school isn't just about learning an instrument. Would you trash group singing in the same way as you are trashing beat-boxing?

c) I imagine the beat-boxing requires discipline, focus, perseverance, plus learning to use your voice in different ways

d) For children, interest in one discipline can be piqued by approaching it from another angle

manor

yes, I have no desire to learn an instrument, though I have always been aware of how the middle classes emphasise how admirable it is. OTOH, I love to sing, and to tap dance.

hmm, well I doubt it takes very long to master beatboxing, but maybe we'll have to agree to disagree.

a recorder is not expensive, neither is almost any instrument you buy second hand, and you can learn to play an instrument yourself without lessons!

I'm sure they play recorders in school as well.

This isn't about either/or

Yabu. A friend of mine has a brilliant career as a musician doing only beat boxing and spends his life travelling doing gigs. He leads an interesting and colourful life

Plus also I bet the kids live it!

I'm sure they play recorders in school as well.

This isn't about either/or

this id imagine the beatboxing is a workshop thing lasting so many weeks , meh recorders realcoal they get that anyway as I said before not all children are musical and I have the sore ears at school concerts with terrible violin playing and how is a child supposed to teach themselves to play recorder or whatever ,

Piemother

Ah yes! But enjoying it is neither here nor there. They should be working hard to master the violin - something which takes a lifetime to master and sounds bloody awful in the early stages

DD1 play electric guitar she is a natural (biased) not all kids are like that

pooh - electric guitar? That sunds a bit "lowest common denominator" to me

sounds not sunds

should be classic spanish or something to have any merit

classical*

oh and second hand instruments cost a fortune well good ones anyway apart from the recorder or a triangle I passed a music shop today a second had clarinet £150 that isn't much of a bargain if you can't afford it