The boy at the piano

Last Sunday, I sat down Sunlight boy at the piano. I placed colored stickers on the keyboard and we started. I had not recorded my journey with Ballet girl, but from some video recordings I have she seems to have picked up some simple tunes by the same age, such as Mila Moia Mamo. Therefore I did not hesitate to sit down at the piano with my little man. His hand is small and he cannot control his fingers independently. So for now we stick to one finger playing. We played Hot Cross Buns. We also played the keys in sequence. He did not learn a given thing, but he started learning many things.
During the week, he sat with my daughter at the piano and she held his hand and directed it along the keyboard to produce familiar tunes; then he himself, alone sat by the piano and pressed random keys and sang his favorite songs among which Twinkle Twinkle. The challenge will be keeping Ballet girl away so that he enjoys uninterrupted time at the instrument to experiment to his heart content.
I have also determined that piano will stay open during the day from now on, so he can feel invited to experiment. He is showing interest and I will prepare him and when he is ready we will take on the same path as with Ballet girl. I am excited about this adventure.
He is a good singer. He is a good dancer. He can be a very good player. Good for him:)

This is the book Ballet girl started with when she was 4.5 in the summer. This is the book we are using with Sunlight boy. Right now we are not learning any particular song. We are trying simple elements from them all. Little by little we will be building on.

It will be unfair not to mention anything about Ballet girl. She is moving well into Suzuki Book 2. Ecossaise proved a piece of cake, Short Story took a while mostly because learning it was entangled with reviewing the Book 1 songs and preparing for the recital. We are starting The Happy Farmer now, the first line. I am excited with the progress. The rest of the pieces in Book 2 are longer and more complex, but I don't anticipate any difficulties.

I am trying to stay at least 2 songs ahead of Ballet girl, and at the moment find myself a good distance ahead. I am at Arietta, song 8. I just finished learning it today. We'll continue practicing for another week and move to the next piece. I am excited about my own progress and really excited about being able to play the piano, and play it well. Another benefit to my playing is that daily, more or less, I demonstrate the benefit of consistent practice. My children sit at the piano and enjoy it.