Piano Practice

After lots of practicing at home, there is the recital.  Eli donned the proper attire and played his pieces well.  This was a more formal recital for the students getting ready for Certificate of Merit.  Usually her recitals are very casual.  Mostly for practicing playing in front of other people.  She often adds a bit of entertainment by having some sort of trivia asked about the different pieces.  This recital is was mostly about what musical era the piece was from.  I can tell you, my score was zero.  

At Nine

 

Here is what Eli has been up to lately.  He likes to copy pictures from the computer and color them.  Pictures of archers and dragons and such.  Then, him and his friends  cut them out and put them on their walls.  He found a seed that somebody left at our house a while ago and planted it in this juice jar.  He waters it dutifully and, sure enough, it has sprouted.  I can't wait to see what blooms.  It was a big seed from the house of an avid seed saver.   Someone who also grows all kind of lovely flowers.  His piano playing is moving along.  He's reading music really well and has memorized about eight songs.  He played a small recital for Grandma and Grandpa.  They even sang along to Heigh Ho and Camptown Races.  We watched Dolphin Tale the other day and Eli was quite moved by it.  Today he came home from school and wrote a small report about dolphins.   He wants to start some kind of fundraiser for dolphins.  As he was falling asleep he was yelling, "How 'bout dimes for dolphins?  Better yet dollars for dolphins!"