Aiden's new piano teacher is wonderful. He's had two teachers prior to this one, each possessing their own strengths and ways of reaching him.We are looking forward to many more lessons with Mrs. S. She's a gifted teacher. She and her husband are both very talented musicians. Her husband owns his own recording studio and is a musician/technician/teacher with years of experience.
She's been very careful in re-establishing and reviewing proper form and technique, and she's also introduced to him music composition, assigning him this week to complete a song they've been working on together. She's definitely reaching deep within him to find his musical strengths and abilities, of which I am confident she will nurture and wonderfully develop over time.
I snapped a photo of Aiden and Mrs. S. at the close of his lesson yesterday. She's done this with him at the end of each lesson. She will play a lively marching song on the piano, giving Aiden the opportunity to find the rhythm and drum along. It's been a revealing demonstration of his ability to find the rhythm, as well as a wonderful exercise for his keeping a steady tempo. I LOVE the way he lights up when they do these activities together.
He's very impressed with her already, and once again, his passion for music has been re-ignited.
"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul."
--Johannes Sebastian Bach
--Johannes Sebastian Bach
post taken from July 28, 2010
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