music

Jacob the Cellist

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Jacob took up cello at his new middle school. It’s been a joy listening to him practice: the 4 years of piano has helped him get a leg up on reading bass clef and understanding things like tempo, dynamics, and rhythm. Here he is playing at his winter concert on November 11th.

West Navarre Primary 2nd Grade Patriotic Performance

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This is from June 5th.

I’m just sharing some You Tube videos I had taken of Timmy’s class’s “Patriotic Performance”. It’s a tradition with the school’s 2nd grade classes. Sadly, the school is so large you can’t get all the 2nd grade classes to perform on the stage at once…nor can you get that many kids’ parents/grandparents into the room to see it. There are four classes performing in these videos.

I think there were over 300 second grade students at Timmy’s school. Nearly 1000 students in all for grades K-2.

Enjoy!

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The Boys’ Piano Recitals

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Enjoy these videos from the boys’ piano recitals at the end of May. The boys will definitely miss Miss Ashley. We haven’t found a piano teacher here quite yet…but we aren’t looking quite yet either. Timmy:         Jacob:      

Spring 2012 Piano Recital

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The boys performed at their Spring piano recital this week.  Most of Ms. Herbstreith’s students are beginners, so we had perforances as simple as Old McDonald, but she also has a couple middle school students who play more advanced sonatas.  The songs are short, but you can get an idea of the skills the boys … Read more

A Brief Family Update

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Hello friends!  I have a lot to talk about — but I need time to sit down and just do it.  Things have gotten pretty busy here…between my involvement in the base Spouses’ Club and Cub Scouts, I’ve been spending more time with community work than ever before! The boys started baseball a couple weeks … Read more

Road Trip 2011: Wanderlust Yoga and Music Festival

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This is our just-finished-packing-on-the-first-warm-day-of-our-campout-pooped picture.  Meet Megan, who was my college roommate for my last two years at PSU.  She has a son about Jacob’s age.  Every couple of years we try to get together to hang out.  We aren’t formal about it or anything, but in recent years we’ve been able to take turns … Read more

The Right-Brained Side of Major Mom

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“Woman, you did it again! Where on earth have you been?” Yeah, even those who IM me haven’t seen me around much. And definitely no e-mails… I’ve been on a mission since last Saturday evening. “What happened Saturday evening?” I had a couple “friends” contact me through Facebook. Friends from a life I’d all but … Read more