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take a bow

In: Family, feeble humor, homeschool

Tonight we had our first recital since October. I schedule small recitals for the family whenever some of the children finish learning their piano pieces. Imani, Joy and Esteban are working through the Suzuki piano school books. Joy and Esteban are in book 1, and Imani is in book 2. Tonight she performed the last [...]

Make room for another tenor

In: Family

I had heard that children can’t learn harmony. And I set out to challenge that assumption. So I taught Yanni and Xay to sing harmony when they were in single digits. It took a while, and during that time, Xay really wanted to sing soprano instead. But as I knew he wouldn’t have his piercing [...]

5. and 9.

In: Family

I guess it was inevitable. That I would write about you two on the same day. I mean, when you have birthdays a day apart, what can you expect? I’ll start with Esteban. It is so hard to believe that you are 5! And yesterday you wanted to celebrate with your very own party. Even [...]