piano

Seth has been doing piano lessons for a couple months now. Auntie Dani teaches him for the time being. We wanted him to learn the basics and to get an idea if he was really interested in it or just wanting lessons because others from school were taking them. December was our trial month and he did well and was enjoying it so we decided to continue. We ended up buying a keyboard off of kijiji and a little table/stand to put it on. Some days it is harder to get him to practice than others, but over all it is going well. I think the biggest temptation is the fact that is is a keyboard and there are at least 100 different tunes/songs it plays and different sound effects as well. It is more fun to play with that than to actually practice the songs.

He is learning and having fun so we shall keep on going for now. :) His goal is to be like the organist Andre Knevel. ;) If you don't know who that is, he is an organ player who does some concerts with choirs and a pan flutist. Seth calls him famous! Seth has a fascination for organs, organ music and even made a miniature pipe organ out of Lego. He is really hoping that his dad will take him to an upcoming concert of Andre Knevel one of these days!! It is neat to hear some music in our home, even if it is Mary had a Little Lamb and Ode to Joy and other songs like that. I enjoy it, especially since both Paul and I have never learned to play the piano. We keep telling him to do his best. And if he wants to be an organist someday, he needs to continue with piano lessons and all the practicing that goes along with it. Keep up the good work, Seth!