There has been lots of buzz around the house these last few days. After much prayer and council we have decided to invest a little money and a lot of time into converting our garage. The best thing is we will be doing this completely debt free thanks in large part to listening to and…
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Just a list… 1. People that are constantly late. 2. When I am late. 3. Violins that are out-of-tune, especially in an orchestra. 4. When I ask my children to do something and they tell me, “ok. Just a minute…” and then don’t do what I asked. 5. Sopranos that are flat. As in musically,…
Read more1. Never schedule piano lessons for AFTER school is out. Nobody will show up anyway. 2. Specify A.M. or P.M when you schedule a make up lesson. I had a student come to my door at 7:30 a.m. for a lesson this morning. 3. Even if you have a calendar of events, most people will…
Read moreThese were taken at the June 5th recital. I had 14 students perform at this recital, and 10 at the other one. I decided that I would play a piece this time. At Christmas, I had a couple of parents ask me to play and I was totally unprepared to play anything–I hadn’t memorized anything. …
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Well, the recital went very well. On my part, it did. Some parents got there late, and some got there later still. But overall, it went well. Everyone is always happy to see their kid in the spotlight. My son Alex took pictures for me–and in all the running around, I forgot to ask him…
Read moreThis week has been an interesting week. Up until now, I have had only the occasional student that didn’t practice due to sickness or vacation, etc. I have a student, however, who we’ll call Tammy, who hasn’t practiced at all. I’m talking about since she came in October, she has consistently not practiced. Tammy is…
Read moreI have been getting together some music for the Christmas piano recital. I was very fortunate to find a place to hold it in December, since most churches do not rent out their buildings in December. Anyway, I found some really fun sheet music. One of them is called, “A Pachelbel Christmas,” and is a…
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