09.10.07
Another day, another instrument
Today we are going on a very special outing! Emma has been very patient, waiting through the busy summer, to exchange her (June) birthday coupon for the real thing, and we are taking the next step today toward starting her HARP lessons! She is thrilled, although she’s cranky that she won’t actually drive home with a harp to enjoy immediately… There is a harp store about 30 minutes from us; we’re going in for an hour-long “experience” session I guess you’d call it. The owner-harpist will work with her on different instruments and help us decide which instrument would be best. Emma’s choir director is a Celtic harpist and has already given us her recommendation, but she won’t be Emma’s private teacher because she lives too far away and has no openings, either. So Emma, grandma Meemom and I are heading off today to get things arranged! We are turning out to be quite a musical family: Katie and Emma are on violin and choir together, plus flute and harp respectively; I wonder what Jamie will pick up? He’s already matching voice to piano, which is really cool to see!