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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 1:49:20 PM
I'm so excited. We homeschool our sons (7 and 8 years old). My oldest is a rule follower by nature, hard worker, the proverbial "good" student. My youngest is squirrely, doesn't like to sit for long, hard to concentrate, etc, etc. He's never quite on the same planet as I am and school with him can be a struggle. Or, should I say, I have to work harder at being creative with teaching him.
But today....
My youngest has been asking forever to learn to play the violin. I told him I wasn't investing in an instrument until he showed me he'd learn to read music. I thought it was a done deal since he can't sit still for ANYTHING. We have a large keyboard and he's always banging around on that, but he can't read music and doesn't know what the keys are.
He kept asking and asking so today I said "Ok, I'm going to teach you to read music." We sat on my bed with the keyboard, I told him how to find middle C. I told him about measures and time signatures and notes and what the names of them were. I wrote out the staff and showed him FACE and EGBDF. He sat still for the WHOLE thing. Not kidding! I couldn't believe it! Total night and day difference.
But THEN I said "Ok, how about I write out some notes to a song you might know and you see if you can play it and tell me what song it is." I wrote out Mary Had A Little Lamb (but I didn't tell him what song it was). He looked at it, played it through twice and told me what it was. I was shocked. Then I wrote out Are You Sleeping. He did the same thing. I wrote out Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He did the SAME thing!! You guys, he's NEVER read music before! Then he says "Hey. I really like this music thing."
Holy. Moly. I think it's safe to say he's found his THING!! :)
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
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Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Sep 24 2011 : 08:23:53 AM
That is awesome news. I'm glad he found something he cares so much for and your Christmas gift will mean that much more for him.
Laurie
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| jollyquilter |
Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 8:17:04 PM
He will be so happy and I am so glad he found his thing!
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 7:32:25 PM
My youngest doesn't know it, but we have a violin hiding for him, waiting for Christmas. Picked it up as a great deal from a blog reader of mine, actually. :) I am so excited to see him open it!!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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| Acelady02 |
Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 7:04:13 PM
wonderful...you go youngest son...you go....I know you are so very proud..glad he found his thing...
(((((Hugs All)))))Penny
Farmgirl Sister #3343
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| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 6:35:43 PM
Woo hoo!!! That is SO incredible! I bet that's a day you both will remember FOREVER. :) Great job to BOTH of you! :)
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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| embchicken |
Posted - Aug 13 2011 : 3:40:19 PM
It is so great when someone finds their "thing". What a world you have opened up for him!
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
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| Lieberkim |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 5:29:44 PM
They're wonderful aspirations! My grandmother plays over 10 instruments all by ear. If you've got it, you've got it. |
| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 4:31:26 PM
He wants to play violin/fiddle, cello, piano, and guitar. Nothing like big aspirations, eh? ;)
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
www.farmfoodmama.blogspot.com
www.thehmmmschoolingmom.blogspot.com |
| woolgirl |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 3:45:42 PM
That's so cool! Does he have an instrument he is interested in?
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
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| Lieberkim |
Posted - Aug 12 2011 : 1:55:29 PM
AWESOME! I'd drown him in music! :) And you can use it as a reward for sticking with the stuff he doesn't like as much. |
