First Piano Lesson...

Ben had his first piano lesson yesterday. It went better than I could have hoped. Ben and his teacher learned and played the first 8 songs in the book. Ben's teacher has a full concert grand in his house so Ben gets to play on a really beautiful piano. I was amazed how quickly Ben picked it up and how beautifully they played together (Ben played his part and his teacher accompanied him).

What I really like about this book is that it has you playing with both hands from the beginning. I remember learning the right hand first and then feeling crippled when I had to add the second hand. It was the frustration of adding the second hand the made me finally drop piano...

At one point during the lesson Ben was watching his fingers and not the notes and he lost track of what he was playing. When his teacher got him back on track, Ben said, "So you actually have to pay attention to the book!"

4 comments:

Tina in CT said...

Have you thought of going back for piano lessons too?

Katya said...

I've been cheating and doing his workbook after he is in bed. :-)

Anonymous said...

Ben sounded good on the phone playing piano today.
Good luck!
Olga

Tina in CT said...

Two lessons for the price of one!