The Piano Man....or Girl

I've been trying to post about Maryn's piano recital for several days, now. Unfortunately, our internet was acting up, but I am finally able to upload pictures onto our blog. I would LIKE to also include the video, but alas, the internet gods will not allow it, so we will have to settle for pictures instead.


Maryn started piano sometime around last September, I believe, with a wonderful teacher, Katie Rowles. It all worked out so conveniently for us. Katie, too has a Kindergartner, so she would just walk over to the school (she lives three houses away) and pick them both up on Wednesdays. All I had to do was drive over and pick Maryn up at 12:30 from her house. It was a wonderful arrangement. Hopefully it will work out just a great when the girls start first grade this August. Maryn loves playing the piano, and has picked it up very quickly. We are very proud of her and her accomplishments. I amazed at what she can learn when she puts her mind to it.


Katie arranged a recital for all of her students, one Friday evening, at her house. They hauled the piano outside to their back patio, and we all sat on blankets to listen to the performers. What a great idea, huh? We were lucky to have nice weather with mild temps.


We parked the car on the side of the road. As Maryn got out, I noticed we had a pretty sunset behind her, so I had to snap a picture of our little pianist all ready for her recital:
Ailee was there to support her big sister. She loves doing everything Maryn does, and I hope she follows in her footsteps when it comes to the piano as well.

Maryn's pieces were "Once Upon a December" from Anastasia, and "A Whole New World" from Aladdin. She did wonderfully.

We hope that once we move this fall we are able to find a great teacher like Katie. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Maryn has a lot of talent, and we hope that she is able to continue to advance her piano skills.