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I've had so much fun teaching the kids piano this school year. We aren't sure what our piano situation will be in Virginia so I decided to have them all prepare a recital piece over Christmas vacation so they could show off all the things they've learned so far.

I started out just teaching the girls again this year but one day Charlie decided he wanted to learn too. I asked Adrian if he would want lessons and he said absolutely not until he saw how well Charlie was doing. Then he knew he could do better and he had to prove it. (Sometimes the competitive side of boys really works to my advantage.)

They've all done really well and I love learning how each one of them learns differently. I also love how they are all learning to express themselves in their music.

Rebecca has been taking leaps and bounds this year because it suddenly got really complicated. She's learning how to alter her fingering in the middle of a song, she's stretching her hand beyond the normal 5 finger reach, and the music no longer has the flats and sharps marked throughout. The funny thing is that she's actually run across some songs that she couldn't play immediately with no mistakes. It's cute to see how shocked she is when she actually has to practice and it doesn't sound perfect right away. This was one of those weeks but she worked really hard and has learned some valuable skills.