Music Recitals

Dani and Angela both have had music recitals this week. They have worked really hard this past year and it was wonderful to hear and see them perform.

Angela had her recital on Thursday evening. Angela is in a wonderful program called "Let's Play Music". It's a great program that teaches music theory by singing, playing bells, and listening to classical music. It's a three year program and Angela has finished her first year. Angela loves to sing the songs, play the auto harp and bells, and participate in the puppet show. The kids use puppets and recognize patterns that they hear while listening to classic music. It was so neat to see Angela perform the songs that she worked so hard on. There was one song in particular that Angela was very proud of performing. Angela thought "Old Paint" was a very sad song and were burst into tears every time she sang it at class and at home. Angela and I stopped singing it at home at Angela's request. The class played the "Old Paint" on the bells since it has the same chord throughout the song. Angela played the song wonderfully without any tears. Angela has such tender feelings when she sings and doesn't really like the minor songs. Congratulations Angela on finishing the first level of "Let's Play Music".

Dani had her piano recital on Saturday. She has been working on her recital piece for several months. She really liked the song and we heard her play it often. I love to Dani playing the in our home. Dani quickly finding the songs that she likes and practices them more than the other songs. She prefers the quick fast songs that are easy to memorize. I think most kids do. Dani has started to write some songs on her own. She is quickly learning more music theory as she create her songs. She sits at the piano and plucks the notes away until she's happy with the song. I have to remind her that there are certain number of beats to a measure and then she goes back to the piano and works on the piece again. Dani has taken piano for two years and is learning quickly. We are so proud of her and her accomplishments.