Even playing a Recorder needs subtle breath-control: over-blowing produces unwanted notes, harsh overtones and squeaks. Playing tuned musical instruments is usually a complex process for the learner because of the need to read music and develop fine breath- and motor-control. The fact that Ocarinas have none of these complications makes them popular with primary school teachers. As a result, instrumental teaching often seems to be out of the reach of many class teachers, remaining the sole preserve of highly trained visiting music specialists. Getting musical instruments out of their cases, tuning them, replacing strings, reeds and other removable parts, all complicate and delay the teaching process. In the primary classroom under ‘combat conditions’, the complexity of many instruments means they can easily ‘go wrong’ or require costly maintenance. Hence, ‘stupid’ describes how things can go wrong, and the level of sophistication needed in fixing them. The principle is exemplified by the story of a team of American design engineers who were given a handful of tools, with a challenge that the jet aircraft they were designing must be repairable by an average mechanic in the field under combat conditions with only these tools. The KISS Principle, or ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid’, (Rich, 1995) maintains that most systems work best when kept simple, not complicated. For like a kiss shared between friends and lovers and even movie audiences, a good KISS is memorable, full of passion and imagination, and can ignite the world.įor more information: rationale for teaching with Ocarinas can most easily be described by the acronym ‘KISS’. This is almost a call to arms, a suggestion to present your message in the most effective way possible so that it can be disseminated beyond your presentation through all available channels. But It is a commodity that is becoming scarce nowadays.” This is not even open for discussion it is fact.Īs Andre Santini, a former French national politician, told us, “Journalists love little provocative phrases because they create a ‘buzz.’ Is there a recipe for creating these phrases? It takes a bit of spirit, and a bit of culture wouldn’t go amiss, either. If you do not provide a sound bite that fits into Twitter or Instagram or Snapchat or whatever else is out there, then someone using those media will do it for you, and what is sent out worldwide will not be in your control. As should be clear by now, we disagree.Īnother reason to throw a KISS to your audience is the prevalence today of social media as a means of disseminating news and messages. We find a certain resistance to simplicity among French and German audiences, for example, where the tendency is to overload a presentation with facts, figures and jargon in the belief that a clear, simple, and elegant presentation may be construed as somehow incompetent. However, cultural differences in public speaking still can stand in the way. In this way, your audience first knows what you will tell them, then understands how you reached your conclusion. This is an effective and successful method in the Anglo-Saxon world and is becoming more prevalent as English becomes the lingua-franca of the business world. We have found the most effective way to ensure simplicity and elegance in presentations is to start with the bottom line -that is, your conclusion -and then backfill. and keep it simple! (Photo credit: Shutterstock)
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