Adrianna participated in a local talent show last night, playing a song from the Nintendo video game, Kirby Star Allies. She won 1st in her age/category, so now she gets to perform again at the “State” contest next week! She’s pretty thrilled (and we as her parents are quite proud!)
Category: Music
Rock Band Camp
Adrianna attended “Rock Band Camp” last week. For only three hours a day, she and her bandmates learned two cover tunes and composed an original song together. Last night was their concert. Her band consisted of two guitar players, a drummer, a lead singer, and Adrianna on the keyboard. (And their instructor/mentor filled in on […]
Spring Violin Recital
Adrianna had her Spring 2018 Violin Recital this weekend. She played a fiddle piece called “Cluck Old Hen.” I love that it included plucking and double-stops (playing two notes at once.)
First Violin Recital
Adrianna started playing violin about 8 months ago. Today was her first recital. She is learning how to play “double stops” (playing two strings at once). That is her teacher accompanying her on the cello. I think the song is called the Crawdad song. They listed it as an American folk piece. I am excited […]
First Violin Lesson
Adrianna’s been asking to take violin lessons for awhile, and we decided it was time to get started. We chose a teacher that plays fiddle in a Celtic band, because fiddling in particular is what Adrianna is interested in learning.