Sophie’s Final Recorder Concert

Back in first grade, when we asked Sophie what instrument she would like to learn to play, she answered “the flute”.  But the music school we use says children have to be in the fourth grade before they can start learning.  We didn’t want her to waste two years just sitting around waiting, so she chose the recorder, which is at least a wind instrument.

But starting in August, she will be in the fourth grade, and therefore is starting flute lessons.  So this little concert in April was her final one with her teacher,  Frau Roethlisberger and Lara, the girl she has taken lessons with.  This is her teacher.  She is a very nice woman and we have appreciated all she has done to encourage Sophie and her love of music.

They played one song together and then they each had a solo number.  Sophie was a bit flustered because, as she told me afterward, her teacher had said she would play the accompaniment on the piano, and then suddenly she was putting in the CD that Sophie hadn’t practiced with.  But she still did a great job, it was just at a faster pace than she was used to. Wj9vwwdbS1g

And just for fun, at the school where the concert was held we noticed the kids had done some yarn bombing.All the lampposts on the school grounds were decorated like this.  What a fun way to get kids interested in knitting!