One thing we have done for our kids is allow them to take lessons for playing an instrument.
Nate was our first with guitar. I miss hearing him play! Lindsay and Emma were next with piano, but Lindsay liked the violin better and switched to that. Rachel took piano for a year, and has now playing the cello for the past two years. Sarah has done a bit of piano over the last few years, very casually with friends, and loves it. So we sought a more permanent teacher and found just the right one - our son in law Joseph! He and Lindsay come by one night a week, I feed them dinner and Joseph gives Sarah a lesson. They are both enjoying it very much.
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Rachel takes cello every week, also. Rachel is naturally gifted and so gets a tad lazy about practicing. I'm trying to be better about helping her not to procrastinate. (smile)
Kyle wants to learn the bagpipes. Seriously. I may look into it. But not yet. We may start with a chanter.
Do you play an instrument?
3 comments:
Good for the kiddos! I play piano (a little). When my Sister was taking lessons as a child, I watched and learned! I took accordion lessons and violin lessons but didn't learn to play either one very well! I think everyone needs to play something:) Enjoy your evening dear friend, HUGS!
I don't play. My two oldest play the piano and a little bit on the guitar. Not sure when little man will be ready to learn. :-)
I grew up going to the Bagpipe festival in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. I always loved listening to them. That would be a fun instrument to learn. :-)
I took piano lessons for years and then I quit. Unfortunately I play "by ear" so reading music has gotten harder for me. I'm trying now to work on some pieces I played before I quit, thinking it will be good for my brain to read the music and learn it again.
Playing by ear is an interesting thing and I wonder if it's passed down genetically. My father played that way and I have at least one cousin that does, and his dad did too. I also played the cello for about two years! My dad played the cello, piano and trombone. Their's was a musical family.
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