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Showing posts with label teaching piano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teaching piano. Show all posts

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Piano Guys Concert

So I recently went to a Piano Guys concert. We drove from our house all the way to Worcester. I brought my wallet (It came in handy after:) which had $94 in it. When we got to where the concert was we tried to find parking. Dad said that we should go to the library after we had passed a parking lot that cost ten dollars. But everyone else including myself  said that we should go to the ten dollar parking lot. So we did a U-turn and when we got there they only took cash so I gave mom my wallet and she took ten dollars out and gave it to the guy there while asking if the car would be safe here. He said it was the safest and cheapest place there was, not like the library where people could break your window, and that his boss was watching from the window up in the building. After when we were out of ear shot mom said "good answer". We got out of the car and walked to the building where they were doing the show. Ian and mom went to the bathroom and then we walked up the stairs, but as we were doing so mom stopped us and wanted to take a picture. But instead of Skye going in between me and Ian she went by Ian. When the picture was taken and everyone started walking again we found the lady who told us which seats we were in, she said to ask the guy in the middle row. So we walked over there, on my way there I looked to my right and I saw how far up we were and felt dizzy and almost fell over (good thing there was a rail there;). When we got into our seats we had to wait for like 25 minutes before the show started! In that time I got Rider on mom's phone and a parking lot game. When the show actually started everyone started clapping. They introduced themselves and they made a few jokes about being the Piano guys Steven said something like "I did a little ancestor history and I found that the Piano and the Cello are deep deep down actually related, by the tree" They both made jokes in between the songs but I think Steve was funnier than Jon. They played some great songs and at one point they had someone who played piano professionally and a piano teacher went up and got a standing ovation. My favorite song was It's Gonna Be Ok that was when the singer came in and he did a good job. They should have had him do more. I also liked that they said that God helped them and to keep trying especially when it is really hard. At the ending they got a standing ovation and they played what makes you beautiful on the inside of the piano. It was worth the money and an awesome experience! 

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Piano In the hall of the mountain king

So I recently got into piano a little more than usual and I wanted to learn the song called In the hall of the mountain king. It's a really good song but it is really hard to learn on the piano. I had already learned how to play Pachelbel with arpeggio left hand. It's like a 5 minute song and it goes really fast at times, I really love it. So then I start to play the new song In the hall of the mountain king. It's not too hard at the start but after a minute or so it gets really hard and it goes really fast! It would be a lot easier with like four hands :) I think it will be hard to get done but in the end it will sound incredible and I will be glad I stayed with it and kept playing it. I also started learning a song called I Heard Him Come, It's a very good song, and I like it too. My grandpa really loves the song In the hall of the mountain king so I think it will make him very happy if I learn the entire song. The song was composed by Edvard Grieg. It starts out very low and slow then it gradually starts getting faster until you can barely play it that fast unless you are on fast forward :b.  My dad is teaching me the song and he is the best teacher ever, I play by ear and don't know how to read music but I don't have to because I can pick it up by ear.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Recent creations and books and more

It has been fun to build again. I like to use blocks or anything that will help me be creative. I also found new book series that I really enjoy reading. Roald Dahl is the author. I think I am going to read every book he wrote. So far I have read James and the giant peach now I am reading Matilda. I enjoy his writing style. I also have been enjoying making fires in our backyard with my grandpa. He teaches me how to start a fire and keep it up. I have also been teaching my little sister how to play the piano. It is wonderful to share my knowledge with her. She starting to play Narnia. She also knows two parts of Lord of the rings song.