Sunday, May 17, 2009
Caution: Braggy Mom Moment Below
A couple of weeks ago I was working in my office when I heard Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the piano. My first thought was, "I didn't know my husband could play the piano." Well I went to investigate and found only Jamison in the room. He was trying to figure the song out on his own. Normally I'm not one to think that my kids hung the moon because they can breathe air, but I have to say it was a very proud moment for me. Not that I had anything to do with it, but it was a very cool feeling to see my kid express interest in something that I never have before, music. He worked out the second verse the following week. I looked into lessons and the teacher I found thought it would be best to wait until he could read. We did some research and found a program called Piano Wizard. We had bought a new mac and it was easy to find found a piano program. It is an easy version of Rock Star on the computer. We bought the keyboard and software for Jamison to see if he likes it. So far so good. In this version he is trying to work it out in the lower ranges.
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I think it is a really big deal that he is able to figure out the keys by thinking of the song in his head. I took piano lessons for something like 12 years but could never play by ear; I could only play from sheet music. My mom, on the other hand, can play by ear, and I think that's a much better talent than reading sheet music. I applaud that you are encouraging J's new interest.
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