I love teaching piano! It's so rewarding to see your students' progress!
For my piano practicum class, we have to bring one of our students to have a lesson in front of the class. After your lesson, Dr. Anderson gives you some insights and ideas to improve your teaching. Well, today was my turn and my student came to class this morning. I've been teaching Peter since the 2nd week of September, so he's been taking lessons from me for about 2 months. I was kind of nervous, but I think it went really well. He played 3 pieces he's learned from the first Suzuki book, and he played really well! I was surprised! He's usually pretty good, but I thought he was gonna get nervous to play in front of all of us, but he managed it really well. Dr. Anderson said it was really impressive that he's only taken piano lessons for a couple of months and he's playing really well! :)
His mom told me that she's tried to make him take piano lessons before, but he wasn't interested, so he didn't; but now he's practicing all the time, and his sister is jealous that he's taking piano lessons, so I'm gonna teach them both in January! I'm way excited! Peter is so dedicated. He always comes prepared to his lesson. Last lesson was on 11-11-11, and I asked him if he had a special wish to make at 11:11, and he said:"I want to be a better pianist", isn't that cute!!!??
He brought me a gift today, and I opened it and saw a pair of "smart" gloves. They're SO cool!!! You can use your iPod or phone without taking off your gloves!! I've showed them to everybody because they're so dang cool! haha..
On the other hand, my piano lesson was today, and it went pretty good!
Then, I got a root beer float to celebrate that my day has been freaking awesome!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Sundays
Hola!
So, today is Sunday,and I love Sundays! Not only because sometimes I get to take naps, but because they always involve uplifting experiences. I love going to Churh! It's so awesome. I love Sunday School and Relief Society, and I really appreciate that people take the time to prepare lessons for the rest of us. Thank you for all of you who teach us!
I also like Sundays because I get to talk to my family; well, I do that everyday, but on Sundays is more meaningful I guess. If there's something I really miss from home, is my family and all the things we do together on Sundays. We go to Church, we have lunch together... I loved all the conversations we had while eating; they were always so interesting. After that, we would do whatever, maybe taking a nap or reading scriptures, etc. THEN for dinner we would go to my Güely Angélica's home!! I love my Güely!! (btw. that means Grandma..haha) She is the coolest Güely EVER!!! We would watch Sunday(LDS)movies, FHE, and DINNER!! woot woot!! My Güely makes the most AMAZING homemade flour tortillas. OMG. to die for! And the scrambled eggs she makes.. haha soo good!! She makes them with a salsa, oh man. SO. GOOD.
Don't tell her, but when I was younger, I used to make fun of those LDS movies we watched together, and now if I start thinking about those moments, I start feeling homesick. It's so funny how when you're younger you take everything for granted, and now, I'd give everything I have to have those moments together again. I am SOO excited to go to Mexico!! I'll be there in 1 month and 5 days!! Woot!!
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You know I'm all about music.. on Sundays I don't like to listen to the cliché sunday music, because it's not harmonically interesting to me. If you like it it's totally fine, it just doesn't really click with me. I like to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of course, and I have my own Sunday classical music!! It's so awesome. haha... well, I think is awesome. Classical music is so powerful. It can communicate with your soul without words. It's just amazing.
Here are some examples of pieces that make me feel closer to God.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
(This is the first part of the 2nd. movement)
Mahler Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a thousand"
This is one of the most powerful endings I've ever heard!
I love the lyrics of the "Chorus Mysticus"
"All that passes away
Is only a likeness;
The inadequacy of earth
Here finds fulfilment;
The ineffable
Here is accomplished"
Liszt: Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude
Very spiritual piece.
Beethoven: Sonata op. 109
This is the 2nd mov.
So, today is Sunday,and I love Sundays! Not only because sometimes I get to take naps, but because they always involve uplifting experiences. I love going to Churh! It's so awesome. I love Sunday School and Relief Society, and I really appreciate that people take the time to prepare lessons for the rest of us. Thank you for all of you who teach us!
I also like Sundays because I get to talk to my family; well, I do that everyday, but on Sundays is more meaningful I guess. If there's something I really miss from home, is my family and all the things we do together on Sundays. We go to Church, we have lunch together... I loved all the conversations we had while eating; they were always so interesting. After that, we would do whatever, maybe taking a nap or reading scriptures, etc. THEN for dinner we would go to my Güely Angélica's home!! I love my Güely!! (btw. that means Grandma..haha) She is the coolest Güely EVER!!! We would watch Sunday(LDS)movies, FHE, and DINNER!! woot woot!! My Güely makes the most AMAZING homemade flour tortillas. OMG. to die for! And the scrambled eggs she makes.. haha soo good!! She makes them with a salsa, oh man. SO. GOOD.
Don't tell her, but when I was younger, I used to make fun of those LDS movies we watched together, and now if I start thinking about those moments, I start feeling homesick. It's so funny how when you're younger you take everything for granted, and now, I'd give everything I have to have those moments together again. I am SOO excited to go to Mexico!! I'll be there in 1 month and 5 days!! Woot!!
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You know I'm all about music.. on Sundays I don't like to listen to the cliché sunday music, because it's not harmonically interesting to me. If you like it it's totally fine, it just doesn't really click with me. I like to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of course, and I have my own Sunday classical music!! It's so awesome. haha... well, I think is awesome. Classical music is so powerful. It can communicate with your soul without words. It's just amazing.
Here are some examples of pieces that make me feel closer to God.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
(This is the first part of the 2nd. movement)
Mahler Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a thousand"
This is one of the most powerful endings I've ever heard!
I love the lyrics of the "Chorus Mysticus"
"All that passes away
Is only a likeness;
The inadequacy of earth
Here finds fulfilment;
The ineffable
Here is accomplished"
Liszt: Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude
Very spiritual piece.
Beethoven: Sonata op. 109
This is the 2nd mov.
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