As a sixth grader, Thomas is in his first year of band. Years ago, we had thought perhaps he would want to play the trumpet like Robert does. However, he wanted to do his own thing and I can't blame him. He decided saxophone was to be the instrument for him! We had been very blessed that Robert's trumpet we were able to purchase used (although there was still sticker shock!) and Catherine has used my clarinet so that was free (my favorite!). I had put off and put off worrying about getting Thomas a sax, in part because he changes his mind and I wanted to make sure that was what he really wanted. Finally at the beginning of August, I decided it was time to get serious. I was able to connect with a friend's sister, who had purchased a used sax eight years ago that had been sitting in her living unused for the last seven years. We were able to get a great deal on it, and Thomas was very pleased.
Even though school began two weeks ago, yesterday was the first day the students were expected to play their instruments. Thomas was excited that they learned a note. I had to chuckle to myself at the patience of the instructors in teaching and listening to just one note, the exact same note, over and over again. Today when the kids got home, I asked Thomas if they had worked on a note today. He enthusiastically answered, "yep!" I replied, "Now you know two notes," and he responded, "Nope. Still the same one." I smiled at his enthusiasm over knowing just this one note...and again I admire the instructors who can teach this!
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