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incredulousTopic: Music Moves for Piano
Today, I had a group of grade 1 students, and, at the end of lessons there was a bit of extra time. SO, I invited the students to share anything they wanted at the piano (suggesting that they play a favourite piece, or create something at the keys).
One little boy sat down at the keys, and promtly played a 4-macrobeat melody on the black keys, which he then repeated, thus creating a lovely little 8-macrobeat composition. His rhythm was perfect :)
Now, this boy doesn't have the best home life (from what I can gather), and his Aunt (a friend of mine) is the one who put him in lessons. She's a wonderful woman, and does all she can to give this little boy some stability and normalcy in his life. To see him sit down and improvise such a wonderful piece (much more complex than the pieces we've been learning), and do it with confidence was wonderful! To know that I'm able to help this little boy find something he can feel good about is such an honour!!
