Piano Lessons, by Anna Goldsworthy
I learned piano as a child and gave it up at fourteen, a decision I will regret for the rest of my days. My kids now learn music, all four of them. I’m quite, how should I put it, uncompromising, some...
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Each morning, my son awakes, jumps out of bed, eats his breakfast and dresses for school. Then I hear him at the piano, and after a while I call out, ‘Do your proper practice.’ He pretends not to hear...
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Monique and I have both been drawn to flowers and music this week. My son is learning the first movement of this Beethoven piano concerto, so our house is filled with its sound. Monique has chosen a...
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I went out with my camera during the week, but nothing I captured took my fancy for a Midweek Moment. So, this morning before school, I interrupted my son during his violin practice. He seemed annoyed...
View ArticlePiano Lessons, by Anna Goldsworthy
I learned piano as a child and gave it up at fourteen, a decision I will regret for the rest of my days. My kids now learn music, all four of them. I’m quite, how should I put it, uncompromising, some...
View ArticleMidweek Moment #3
Monique and I have both been drawn to flowers and music this week. My son is learning the first movement of this Beethoven piano concerto, so our house is filled with its sound. Monique has chosen a...
View ArticleMidweek Moment #28
I went out with my camera during the week, but nothing I captured took my fancy for a Midweek Moment. So, this morning before school, I interrupted my son during his violin practice. He seemed annoyed...
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This is #65 in the series for Writers in the Attic and the final post for 2017. This series has been the most successful I’ve ever started on this blog, in terms of both duration (17 months) and...
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