Piano Updates

Billy, Tommy, and Mary Kate were quite the performers this past week!  Last Tuesday night they were invited to play piano at a local nursing home along with their fellow piano students.  Billy and Mary Kate did this back in December, but this was Tommy's first public performance.  He was superb!  Not too shabby for having only one month of lessons so far!  I was more nervous than he was.  As you can imagine, a nursing home can be a little scary for children.  There was one resident who kept asking the kids to repeat the name of the songs they were playing because he couldn't hear them well.  He wasn't trying to be difficult, but his loud voice made it a bit scary.  They all took it in stride and put on a great performance.  The audience loved it!

On the way home I asked them about the positives from the night.  They all said the juice and cupcakes that were served were the only positives they could think of.  I reminded them of the joy they brought to the people there.  Plus, the experience of performing in front of others can boost their confidence levels.  They still think the cupcakes won over all of that.  Does anything I say sink in?

On Sunday the three of them performed at the local mall.  The Hannah Young Play a Thon is a fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association.  They played for about five minutes each.  A bit nerve-wracking if you ask me....there's a lot of people walking by and a lot of distractions.  I'm pretty sure I'd be a mess if I had to do it.

 

Great job kiddos!  We are so proud of you.
A special shout out to Ms. Renee.  Thanks for all you do!