I was working with one of my young piano students who is only 6 years old. I had just explained to him that the goal to playing the piano well, is not just playing fast, but rather, playing with feeling and learning how to count the time signature. He looked at me and said, “I will probably start playing fast again once I figure out exactly how these dotted half
Archives for September 2009
September 25, 2009
I recently re-released my space CD, “Fern, the Stars and the Planets.” www.FernsMusicForKids.com Yesterday a friend of mine told me that an article was written in the newspaper stating that some people thought they had seen a UFO. My comment to my friend was, “And I believe them!” I then told my friend exactly why I believe them. That’s because I saw one myself! Due to the experience I had
September 16, 2009
Today I received a phone call from one of my piano student’s parents saying that her daughter was sick, had a fever, and therefore she could not come for her piano lesson. Then the Mom told me that her daughter told her that it made her feel better when she listened to my angel CD! She said that my voice made her happy. What a lovely compliment coming from a
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Today was a new day, a different school, and a different group of children. I brought Mr. Frog puppet out of my bag again and began talking to the children about frogs and how they eat bugs. One little girl yelled out, “Frogs eat flies!” Someone else suggested that frogs must also eat mosquitos. Suddenly one little boy blurted out, “Well, I sure hope Mr.Frog doesn’t go around eating bees,
Monday, September 14, 2009
Today I was teaching piano to a 6 year old student who’d only had 3 previous lessons in his life. He climbed up onto the piano stool and began to play the little tune I had given him to work on the previous week. Suddenly, right in the middle of the song, he stopped. “Miss Fern, Miss Fern, I have to ask you a question!” I suggested he wait until