Music Notes

The big day finally arrived. Not the Colts. Not the frigid weather. The music classes have come to fruition.

After two years of asking, Megan has taken up the piano. She is using a junior series of what the older kids have. It comes with a CD and focuses on the basics of music. It includes the keyboard but in a non reading way. She will be a concert pianist by age 10 if her enthusiasm doesn't wane. While Megan is ecstatic about here lessons, no one likes the clap-the-beat song from the CD better than Timothy. Perhaps there is a music class in our future, next year.

After at least three years of pleading, Ellen has a violin. It took over two months to get this together. If you are a violin teacher looking for students, I have an area for you. Since teachers are hard to come by, I approached the Youth Symphony about their starter strings program. We were told that it typically coincides with the school year. However, another girl about Ellen's age and with a similar piano background was inquiring at the same time. We've embarked on group lessons with this girl in the hopes that they will assimilate into the youth symphony program. Small world... When we arrived at the lesson, I knew the family from the park.