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It kind of bothers me that suddenly the quarter notes become half notes. I feel like this could be very confusing for kids when they are trying to master the rhythm concept. The backbeat tempo stays the same but the notes all of a sudden change value...?
I can see your point, but in practice with kids, keeping the tempo the same in both section causes a lot of problems. It's difficult for first time recorder players to play Part 1 extremely slow because that requires a lot of restraint, and it's difficult for them to play part 2 at the faster tempo because for a lot of people, this is their very first experience playing the recorder. And since it's repeat after me, the Listen portion establishes the correct interpretation anyway. Plus, I want kids to see the quarter and half notes as more of a relationship than anything tied to a specific tempo.
