The girls ate lunch outside today- it's amazing how hungry they get when the sun is shining on their heads! Little turkeys ate nearly half a loaf of bread. (Granted, we think bread is pretty good when it's fresh and hot.)
The ran down to the playset after lunch- I finally put Mimi in bed 30 minutes after "nap time" and Ernie is still out there. She cried "But I LOVE the sun! It's so shiny!" when I said it was time to go inside, and I didn't have the heart to pull her away :) She took a nap yesterday, and I know she won't take another one for about a week. I put her in bed for a rest at 1.
I taught Ernie to read the treble staff this morning- I don't think she has it memorized yet, but I wonder if I'm doing the right thing teaching her to read music before she has the dexterity to play? Perhaps I'll teach her to sing and match pitch. She really wants to do what my piano students are doing! I hope to do a little music class next year with her and her friends- Faber and Faber has a nice "Mini Mozart" series.
Oooh.....can I get "in" on that music class? Sounds awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteMy old neighbor started teaching her daughter at about age 4. She was teaching piano at the time as well. Her reasoning for starting her wasn't any great talent or wanting her daughter to succeed. It was all her daughter's pushing. She pushed hard enough until the mom finally decided she didn't want to squash her desire. That little girl is now married and a pretty good pianist. She never stopped. She has always loved the piano. Good luck with how you decide to approach it.
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