Are you still struggling with what to give your family this Christmas? It's hard to believe (or accept), but we only have a week 'till December 25th and there's not much time left for brainstorming. At our house we have Christmas all wrapped up, but I know too well that uncomfortable feeling of not being prepared... my hubby's birthday is Monday and I still don't know what to get him! As for our children, one of their gifts came early this year. You might remember me sharing news of our home-based piano lessons, taught by yours truly with the help of Piano Wizard. I have no previous experience with the piano... and not much experience at all with playing any type of musical instrument. I had a few months on the saxophone when I was 15 (over 2 decades ago!), and a year of recorder when I was 10, but other than that, I'm musically illiterate.
I am preparing to show you a video of us using this AWESOME computer-based system, but it's been slow going. I had a full work schedule this week, and scads of dr. appointments for my son (who has Asperger's). We've had birthday parties to attend, TaeKwonDo belt testing and award's ceremonies, and my daughter had a talent show and Demo Team (TaeKwonDo) demonstration she was a part of. I'm exhausted! But... in a healthy way!
Since I'm at least a day away from sharing my own kiddos on video and time is so short, if you're considering this as a gift idea this year, I will share videos (not our own) here instead. lol Does that work? Piano Wizard only takes a couple days to ship out, so you still have a couple days to order and not feel the stress of worrying if that package will arrive in time!
Here's what the gift of music might look like in your own home:
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions at all. My daughter has already asked me today if she can take her piano lesson, so I need to hop off the computer and hook up the keyboard! lol Then my son will want his turn. Pretty cool to see them excited to learn the language of music as we fill the house with melody. With Piano Wizard you're playing real music the very first lesson. The theory behind this approach? We all learn to speak before we learn to read or write! So why not learn to play (through color), before learning to read the actual musical notes? It's awesome for anyone, of any age... and I totally recommend you give it a try!
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