Music UPGRADE

One of the main things that I wanted to add to our "schooling" this year was MORE music education. I've always wanted the kids to learn an instrument (Fernando and I know nothing about music, besides how to recognize RAD 90s music in a few notes!), and we never really had time to pursue anything beyond the occasional week-long camp.

So, one of the first things when planning out homeschooling was find a local piano teacher. We specifically chose a public charter school to homeschool with because they provide instructional funds for each child for us to choose how to use. A lot of our money goes to buy curriculum (math books, grammar, science, etc.), but a lot of it goes to semi-private piano lessons every week.

The kids go on Friday, review what they've been practicing, learn new materials, get their assignments for the week and we head home to practice! Well, our practice just got a SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE this week!

On loan to us through a friend, a BEAUTIFUL white baby grand piano was delivered and has been added to our living room. The kids were doing well before on their piano lessons are are now EVEN MORE EAGER to practice! (You see, before the keyboard would only play one key at a time, which was hard when you are trying to play 2-handed chords with your melodies! HAHA!)

So, thank you to our friends for helping us provide an even more RAD educational experience for our kids (and helping my ears). Here's to listening to beautiful Christmas music in a few weeks!