At the first of the year sometime we had a piano recital here in our house. Taylor started playing the piano at the beginning of his 3rd grade year and Cameron started the same day. He was starting his 1st grade year. At this point they have been learning the piano 4 and 1/2 years. Mason started his 1st grade year so he's been playing 1 1/2. I see great things come of piano practice. To name a few, Taylor gained a better level of confidence in himself from learning a hard songs and accomplishing hard things. Cameron gained a better perspective of himself. He sees himself as a person with multiple talents. Mason has had to concentrate from beginning to end of songs or else he gets it wrong. It's really helped him in school. I really believe school would not be as easy as it is for Mason or Cameron or Taylor without piano keeping their brain actively learning.
And we bought this piano for only $60 put in $200 fixing a few keys and tuning it. Then retuned it when we moved to Texas but that is it so far. I dream of someday replacing all the keys and restoring the wires and pads needed so it plays nice. I think the woodworking and design of the piano is beautiful. I even like the natural peina that has built up. Some day when we aren't paying $135-$180 a month on piano lessons. If I did the math right, Taylor's Junior year in High School will be Olivia's 1st grade year in school, so that means paying for 5 kid's piano lessons.
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