Wow, what a great set of concerts we had on Saturday!
Life Skills
It’s truly amazing to see what our kids can accomplish with some directed focus, guidance and perseverance.
These skills translate into wonderful life success skills and you may already notice them surfacing in areas like school, sports and homework.
But, I think this photo truly captures the spirit and essence of what our recitals at Park Slope Music Lessons are all about.
Can you guess what it is?
Elias with his Dad perform Heart and Soul with a surprise support guest little brother Gabriel.
Joy!
Look at all that joy! And how fun is it that Gabriel was so moved that he had to join them on stage! After all, what good is music (and life) without joy?
Music is fun.
Music is social.
Music is therapeutic.
Music is all of these and more!
Grit
I’m so proud of all our students. Please tell your children how much you appreciate all the courage and hard work that happened this week.
(And continues every week in the lessons and practicing.)
Be sure to praise specifically the effort and the work – not just a vague “good job!”
This is a key component of grit, which I’m sure you have heard lots about.
If not, check out Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth’s TED TALK or her new book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
Videos of Recital Performances
I’ve uploaded all the videos to our YouTube channel here.
Plus you can always see them at our website under the Videos link.
I’ve included videos by students who could not attend but wanted to document their progress at the lessons.
Here’s Alejandro performing his original song For All The Days.
Thanks for letting me be a part of your child’s musical magical adventure!
best,
Andrew
P.S. We’ll have a lot of photos soon. Our photographer is busy editing and as soon as I get them, I’ll start sharing.
