A brass quintet performance by a great group. Between each song they did an activity to teach those in the audience something. Here Sweet Daughter is holding a tube connected to a funnel. They brought out many of these - each at a length to show how long each brass instrument would be if unrolled.
Here, Sweet Daughter is singing along with the piano.
Of all the choices, she loves Fly Me To The Moon.
Both kids played in a festival for judges last week. We got Sweet Daughter's results on Thursday - She got a 1+. The only comment was not to rush the rests, which I think is impressive for a 5 year old. She played the first movement of her sonatina (titled My First Sonatina).
Sweet Son played two songs from his repertoire book. Old MacDonald and Jumping Jacks - they are more difficult than they sound. We got his results today. He also got a 1+. The only comment was that the judge couldn't believe someone his age was playing such advanced music. That was literally the only comment. Not even one suggestion for something to improve. I was standing outside the door when he played and while I couldn't hear perfectly, I know he made mistakes. I wish judges would always at least give one piece of constructive criticism.
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