Run pony, run pony

We are off to Fred's first piano lesson this afternoon. Great excitement.

I believe he is the most musical of my three children. He sings all the time, can sing Frere Jacques in a round and seems to pick up melodies with hardly any effort. He plays on our Yamaha Clavinova whenever he can, and picks out tunes. I have waited until he was 5 to start, because I didn't think he could sit still long enough to make it worthwhile. Then I was lucky enough to make friends with a local Suzuki teacher, who told me very sternly that I Was Late. She was half joking, but only half.

We had a meeting/interview at her house before Christmas and although he was a little shy at first, Fred enjoyed himself and did everything she asked him to.  We have been dutifully listening to our "Twinkle Twinkle" variations on CD and and he is learning to identify notes on the keyboard.