Time for piano lessons?

MJ participated in Piano Express last week. It was a piano immersion from 9am-2pm M-F. He definitely learned a lot in the week and since he's been home on Friday he's been playing more and "writing" his own music.


He advanced himself through the workbook and got to this more challenging (and recognizable) song where he needed to play both his left and right hands simultaneously.



So, piano lessons are expensive. I know we'll eventually pay for them. I already seem a bit overwhelmed by our fall sport commitments and was thinking I could maybe order the primer level piano books that his instructor said he uses and try to go through the books with him myself. I have no training in the piano, but I can read notes to sing. Mario thinks I'm nuts and he's probably right. MJ certainly enjoys this and I'm happy to say his love of "getting it right" through video games is translating into getting it right on the piano. And you can be sure I'd rather him spend an hour playing the piano than playing the Wii.

So, here's our little guy trying to be like Uncle Francis!