Advantages: Original ideas, doesn't take too long to read Disadvantages: Quite dark in terms of tone and mood
This is the first piece of work I have read which has been written by Jackie Kay, and i found that the plot and ideas in 'Trumpet' were so original that I would have no idea what to expect if i were to pick up another novel or poem of hers - I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing..
Firstly, a main summary of the novel itself . The plot is based on a famous saxophone player named Joss Moody, who has recently passed away, much to the grief of his wife and son. There is a major twist, though - Joss is not the person everyone thought he was. He was hiding a major secret about himself from the rest of the world (one which I won't reveal in my review).
The novel deals with the aftermath of his death - the first part is narrated by his wife, who is trying to deal with home life. Her part in the novel covers flashbacks to when she ...
Advantages: Good quality and always reliably in tune. Disadvantages: Cost a bit more than similar student trumpets.
Yamaha have been making musical instruments for over one hundred years and I have always found their brass instruments to be reliably in tune, which is not always the case with other student trumpets.
Since about 1980, they have always had a student instrument priced between £250 and £300. The 2320 model was originally the only one in this price range. It is a well made instrument with quite good valves, and hard wearing gold colour lacquer finish. It has a mobile third valve slide for fine-tuning the low D and C#. As prices of instruments were rising, and the 2320 went over the £300 mark, they introduced a cheaper trumpet into the UK.
The first of these was the T100S This is a silver plated trumpet, with a smaller bore than the 2320, making it suitable for younger players. The valves are reasonable, so long as they are ...
johnalderton 01.03.2001
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Advantages: nice story, lovely pictures, teaches children about sharing Disadvantages: Nothing I can think of
This book is called "Tiny Trumpet" and is yet another book from the Practical Parenting range which aim to "be fun to share together, stimulate imagination, develop understanding through words and pictures and encourage an early love of books and learning". The RRP is £3.99. I purchased this book along with several others from the Book People in a Lucky Dip selection. I like to have a box of books available for presents to give to friends children. My godson and his brother and big fans of books and I enjoy reading to them.
Age
Each of the books from the practical parenting range are aimed at a certain age range from birth to five years. This book is aimed at the 2-3 years age group.
The Introduction
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If you have read my other book reviews in this series you will know the others give advice on how ...
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