So we had the first lesson... Very mellow. The teacher did a good job about just following. She is using My First Piano which is the pre-reading version of the set she uses for her students. She put a stuffed bird up at the high end of the piano and then made Bear sounds for the low end. She gave us a CD with some songs on it to listen to. DD seems interested in the songs. She had her playing two black keys together and making little songs with them. I think for the first lesson it went well. I liked the Mozart book mentioned with the bear and the mouse. I may look into that and see how it seems in comparison to this curriculum she has given us. DD has been very into the Little Bear stories and recently into the Tale of Despereaux so the mouse and bear are just so right on. It seemed there was a moment in the lesson where DD had to pull her fingers, her ears and watching and repeating what the teacher was doing all together that seemed perfect for the kind of therapy that she needs. I wonder though how much of that we can get and how long it will take to get to the place of more than a few moments.... patience specially in relationship to the needs of my children has never been my strong point.....
