Spring Recital

Over the last 9 months, K-bao has made tremendous progress with piano. Last month, she had her second piano performance at Teacher Susie's Spring Recital. K-bao played 2 pieces, Bach's Minuet in G and Dinosaur Stomp (a natural pair, of course).

After the songs were all played, Teacher Susie handed out Certificates of Accomplishment.

In addition, as she does after each concert, Teacher Susie awarded two trophies, one for Most Improved and the other for Overall Honor Student. To everyone's surprise -- most of all K-bao's -- she was awarded the Honor Student prize, which goes to the student who shows up each and every lesson well-prepared and with a great attitude.

K-bao couldn't stop beaming.

First Recital

K-bao has been playing piano now for a few months, and had her first recital recently. The K-folks hope that learning the instrument and going through the process of practicing and progressing will not only teach the little one some musicality, but also the value of discipline and hard work.

Admittedly, neither K-Pop nor K-Mum were shining examples of these virtues in their own checkered histories of learning the piano, but perhaps things will turn around with this younger generation.

Here she is lining up with the other fellow piano players ahead of the performance.

Aunt Chris and Uncle Calvin were kind enough to attend, along with the rest of the family.

Here she is with a friend from school who also happens to be taking lessons with the same teacher.

Below is the clip of her full recital - all 55 seconds of it. K-bao played two songs, Are You Sleeping? and Yankee Doodle, which she practiced assiduously in the couple of weeks leading up to the performance. And aside from making some funny faces after each song, she did quite well.

Post recital group picture with her certificate of accomplishment!