We wrapped up equestrian shows for the year mid November, tied up a pretty bow on the Nutcracker a couple of weekends ago, and had one left... the piano recital this past weekend.
The truth is that we've contemplated giving up piano a few times in the past, especially when practising was not something Ella was crazy about but...luckily she stuck with it (with a little help, to be read as gentle "push" from mom, ha!!) I know the benefits of being musical and learning to play an musical instrument and since she loves music too and has a great musical ear, wouldn't have been too bad to give it up so soon?
Now she wants to practise, yay!!! She is been working so hard on her recital piece and had it memorized a month before the recital. The week before the recital, she started forgetting some of the notes (which from experience I knew would happen when you're so ready before time.) She started practising with the notes in front of her and luckily she was able to fix it. But boy, she was nervous about this recital. In her defense, it was her first. She kept practising every day, sometimes even in the mornings before going to school. Then the big day arrived: Saturday, 12/15, 2 pm at Calvary Church in Stafford, TX. We were supposed to be there at 1:15 so that she can practice on the grand piano but being the overly punctual mother that I am, we got there at 1 so she had the piano all to herself for about 10 minutes and I had ample of time to take pictures on stage. :)
Hard at work:
(I just love how cute she looks with her crossed legs hanging above the floor.)
(She almost forgot about all the nerves when she heard the beautiful sound of the grand piano. She was so excited to play it.)
Waiting her turn to pratice once the rest of the children came, and she was pretty excited to see one of her classmates in that line, yay! They had no idea about each other playing piano, albeit at the same music school!
Hrishi's entrance :) I really love that quote up there:
Here is Ms. Maurine, the director and owner of the school and her staff. Ella's teacher is Ms. Samantha, second from the right.
She did a great job presenting her staff and all the students. She even had a Q&A for the kids to probably help release some of the pre-performance jitters.
But I think she realized that when she heard the big applauses and "Bravo's" she got.
Love those cute little piano fingers:
And the catch: a pretty sizeable cat fish:
The truth is that we've contemplated giving up piano a few times in the past, especially when practising was not something Ella was crazy about but...luckily she stuck with it (with a little help, to be read as gentle "push" from mom, ha!!) I know the benefits of being musical and learning to play an musical instrument and since she loves music too and has a great musical ear, wouldn't have been too bad to give it up so soon?
Now she wants to practise, yay!!! She is been working so hard on her recital piece and had it memorized a month before the recital. The week before the recital, she started forgetting some of the notes (which from experience I knew would happen when you're so ready before time.) She started practising with the notes in front of her and luckily she was able to fix it. But boy, she was nervous about this recital. In her defense, it was her first. She kept practising every day, sometimes even in the mornings before going to school. Then the big day arrived: Saturday, 12/15, 2 pm at Calvary Church in Stafford, TX. We were supposed to be there at 1:15 so that she can practice on the grand piano but being the overly punctual mother that I am, we got there at 1 so she had the piano all to herself for about 10 minutes and I had ample of time to take pictures on stage. :)
Hard at work:
Waiting her turn to pratice once the rest of the children came, and she was pretty excited to see one of her classmates in that line, yay! They had no idea about each other playing piano, albeit at the same music school!
Hrishi's entrance :) I really love that quote up there:
Here is Ms. Maurine, the director and owner of the school and her staff. Ella's teacher is Ms. Samantha, second from the right.
She did a great job presenting her staff and all the students. She even had a Q&A for the kids to probably help release some of the pre-performance jitters.
Then they had a slide show highlighting each of the students, which I thought was really cool.
Ready to go, nervous and cold, brrrr!!!
(The A/C must have been set to 50 something.)
And then she played her piece, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." She played it so beautifully and crisp that she almost couldn't believe it herself :)
Trophy and congratulations:
It was a lovely, lovely day!!!
Sweetheart
Celebratory Piano keys cake on Sunday:
Love those cute little piano fingers:
I mentioned in the beginning that Ella was quite nervous. Hrishi had a great idea to take Ella fishing and help her relax by spending time outdoors doing something she loved. It worked! Plus, they caught this big guy. I just love her poses!!! I was dealing with nerves my own way: pushing some weights at the gym (German volume training, baby!)
Super, super! Bravo, Ella (si mami :)
ReplyDeleteCe frumoasa e! Felicitari pentru toate reusitele ei si ale voastre! Mi-a placut postul si de balet si mi-a placut cum ai zis ce frumos e in spatele scenei. Nu pot sa cred cat de mica e si cate stie sa faca. Asta datorita parintilor ei minunati. Va pup!
ReplyDeleteWow, a huge BRAVO to your lovely, talented Ella! And applause to her overly punctual mama - I love that; something I aspire to myself. ;)
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