Piano Recital 2009

Ashlee took piano lessons for two years, starting when she was four. Her teacher moved away, and two years went by with no lessons or practicing. This past summer, both Ashlee and Brynlee were interested in piano, so I started teaching them a little, mainly to see if the interest would stick before we put them in regular lessons again. By the end of the summer, Ashlee had gone through most of her old material and was about back to where she had been previously. Brynlee had a few basics down, but most importantly, they were interested enough to commit to lessons from a real teacher.

Kirsten and I both had lessons growing up, but definitely not enough to know how to teach it. Hopefully our kids will take after our moms, who have both played the organ and piano in church for decades. While I have played the piano off and on in church for 20 years myself, in addition to playing the organ for about a year and a half awhile back, our lovely choir director Kirsten knows very well not to ask me to stand in at the last minute during choir practice if the regular accompanist has something come up.

Brynlee, playing Russian Sailor Dance and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (you can hear T at the beginning and then he gives a little growl at the end!)



Ashlee, playing O Little Town of Bethlehem and Jingle Bell Rock