The first weekend in March, the boys had their piano festival (since Liz is in junior high now she plays later in March). It was an extra special treat to have Grandma Call here and able to attend with us.
Michael started off with "Soldier's March". He has done great with this song. The rhythm was really fun for him. (please forgive the videos. the lighting was so strange and it was making it hard for the camera to stay focuse. If you need to, close your eyes and just listen.)
His favorite piece was "Ready for Ragtime". He loved practicing this song and would play it on every instrument setting on our digital piano. Grandma likes watching him play this because of how he smiles when he plays it.
Nathan started with "Sonatina in F". His teacher gave him this piece to give him a real challenge. He worked and worked on it, finally memorizing it just days before festival. (His teacher had told me that if he was stressing out about it that he could play at the make up day in April, but was hoping he would be feeling ready to play on the usual date, even if it wasn't perfect.) Nathan did great! He had one part that he stumbled on, but was able to recover and did so well. We were proud of his hard work and diligence.
Nathan played his favorite piece second. "Old Castille" came a lot easier for him, and it is one that he will just sit down and play from time to time.
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