Happy Autumn! The air is crisp, school has started, and Halloween stickers have already crept into the sticker jar. To add to the excitement, beginner students Madelyn and Miles have just kicked off the fall session with their tenth (!) week of piano lessons. To celebrate, they graciously agreed to answer a few questions about their experience so far:
Q: What is your favorite thing about piano?
Miles: The Recital Book, because I like homework.
Madelyn: I like knowing how to play an instrument. It's really cool telling people that you can play an instrument and other people saying, "Oh, I really wish I could! I'm really excited! Maybe I'll take lessons too!"
Q: If someone were to start taking lessons, do you have any advice for them?
Madelyn: Practice - oh my gosh - practice a song like six times a day.
Q: How much do you practice right now?
Madelyn: Like a lot of times a day.
Miles: I pretty much practice three times a day.
Q: What is something that is hard about piano?
Madelyn: Probably getting used to it with your hands. They don't want to do it but then you have to do it. Like: there was that one song. I couldn't get it right. I knew it, but my fingers wanted to do something else, and it was just so hard.
Miles: Rhythm is hard.
Madelyn: Yes, rhythm is hard.
Q: Are you excited about performing eventually?
Madelyn and Miles: Yes!
Madelyn: I'm also kind of nervous. Everybody makes a little bit of mistakes.
Speaking of feeling nervous, our very first Winter Recital will be on Sunday, December 17th at the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. In the meantime, fall session is underway. We're a quickly growing studio but there is still plenty of space for new students. If you'd like to learn more or register for lessons, you can use the contact page or connect on our new Facebook page by clicking the icon below. We'd love for you to join us!
Happy practicing,
Lillie