We started Book 2 today. Went through Eccossaise and A Short Story in Detail. We also observed my teacher teach one of her own students. This gave us a chance to hear what one of her students sounds like at the beginning of Book 2 and to observe the relationship she has formed with her student and his dad. All the other students I've seen her teach are from all over the country and are not her students. You can't see how she develops a student's piano playing or how she relates to students long-term when she only teaches the students for a week here, so I'm so glad we have the opportunity to see her teach one of her own students whom she knows really well and who knows her well too.
I'll have to practice my own piano playing more this week than last. We always have to play all the pieces in whatever book we're studying in order to graduate and pass each Book as a Suzuki teacher. Last week, I knew all of the Book 1 pieces, because I've been teaching them for two years. I haven't taught Book 2 pieces to anyone except my daughter, so I don't know these pieces as well. I practiced them for an hour tonight and found them rather delightful. I think all of you will really like the songs in Book 2!
I'll include a few more pictures from my hike yesterday.
Beaver Creek, Colorado
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