improv

I've been teaching Maia to play the piano at home every now and then (mostly when she expresses interest). By June, we had a couple of fun duets that we were able to play together, so I invited her to play at my year-end recital last month. Why not? She is one of my students now, after all! And she did really well. I actually set up a mic for her so that people could hear her singing as she played "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Tigers at my Door". Unfortunately, I forgot to ask anyone to record it. That made me a little sad because it was such a special memory.

Lately, Maia has been improvising at the piano, and I was able to catch some of that on on video this week. This segment was pretty long so I divided it into two videos. Other than the sensitivity and creativity that is growing in her, my favourite moment is how she likes to finish all her pieces. Enjoy!