Joseph didn't, originally, have his piano recital scheduled for Father's Day. but all the snow this winter tacked days onto the end of school, so the recital was bumped back a week - landing on the very day. Joseph was not, particularly, looking forward to this exercise in performance art. he has been taking piano lessons for about eighteen months and making rocket-fueled progress, so his teacher decided a few months ago that Joseph might be ready to tackle Scott Joplin's
The Entertainer (just the first half!)....which is quite a challenging piece for a relatively new pianist. Joseph really did a great job and, i think, was inspired by some of the more advanced piano students at the recital to continue on at least a little while longer.
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| Grandpa and Nana came to hear Joseph play |
Joseph's
piano teacher is really wonderful. &, thankfully, seems to have an (almost) endless supply of patience for students who have strong opinions, enjoy using part of their lessons to discuss astrophysics, and want to negotiate just about every single detail of the piano-playing process.
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| getting ready to go up on stage |
Joseph picked out this piece back in the fall, when he and his friends were playing a lot of
Minecraft. apparently, it is a theme song for the game...or something like that. it's called
Wet Hands. (he and his friends have since moved on to the game
Civilization, so we'll see what music comes out of that. but first, he's busy taking over the world.)
just a couple of short clips. couldn't upload the whole thing.
& here's The Entertainer....
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| finished! |
~ we went downtown for dinner and enjoyed eating outside ~
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| loitering on the street & waiting for a table |
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| Father & Sons........Grandfather & Grandsons |
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| Blue Man Group: Grandpa, Joseph, & Samuel |
i think at least three trains came through town while we ate!
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| waiting, waiting, waiting for FOOD |
back at the house, Samuel got ready to go play trumpet in the wind ensemble for his high school's graduation ceremony. while Joseph practiced jumping (here he is, about to leap)....
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| Samuel, who in two short years will not play at graduation...but will, actually, graduate! |
