The annual Halloween piano recital... I used to be a trifle annoyed by how many recitals Carden (and now Seth) have, but I now enjoy them a lot more. Live performance is a real motivator for the kids, and Halloween is a great excuse to work on music that they love.
I, however, missed this year's recital, being at school helping run the PTA Reflections program (school art competition). It was judging night and I was responsible to make sure 150 works of art, carefully crafted from tin foil, paper mache, clay, straws and cereal boxes--as well as the more traditional mediums--survived the night intact. So kudos again to Tyler, who took all the kids and Granny to dinner at Sonic and then listened to "Halloween, Halloween" and "Spook House" for the nine thousandth time, all while pretending he'd never heard them before.
His report: Seth was a natural. He's been attending these recitals for years, so now that it was his turn he got up there (still too short to actually sit on the bench) and did his thing without missing a beat. Charlotte, however, insisted loudly and emphatically after every performance, "MY TURN NOW!" Now that Seth has started lessons, she does not understand why she is being denied the basic human right of daily piano practice. After I supervise the boys' practice, she and I will run through the repertoire of Disney princess songs so that she feels like she's practiced too.
3 comments:
First off, the costumed recital is brilliant. Secondly, I think the funniest thing about that video is the shot of Cardenin his Viking hat with blood on his face nodding his head to Seth after his performance just like a Viking. CLASSIC!!
First off, the costumed recital is brilliant. Secondly, I think the funniest thing about that video is the shot of Cardenin his Viking hat with blood on his face nodding his head to Seth after his performance just like a Viking. CLASSIC!!
Hahahaha. I laughed out loud on both of them. So cute. Carden looks so classic being this huge 8 year old viking playing the piano. They both did great. Miss you guys
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