A few weeks before Christmas, Ben got an Unidentified Virus. It was not a big deal, but I felt like I should cancel his piano lesson for that week. When his teacher answered she said that we should really reschedule his lesson since his recital was next week.
Ummm, what? What recital?
She said that she had told Ben, and that he has been memorizing a couple of pieces since the fall.
(Further proof that I don't pay nearly enough attention.)
I asked Ben about this, to which he responded, "Oh, yeah. Didn't you know about that?"
Uh, no Ben, even though I claim to read your mind, I really don't know stuff like this unless you tell me.
And so began the week of 1-2 hour practicing every day to learn and memorize two pieces that he should have been actually practicing diligently months before.
The night before the recital, he finally got to the point he could play them without mistakes, but memorizing them without mistakes would have required more hours in the day than we had. Regardless, he performed them, sans sheet music.
So, for the grandparents and other relatives, here are "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful" and "Joy to the World."
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