Two days ago, my daughter came home from her after-school English course with her first written exercise. (Please keep in mind they hardly did any writing during the first three years of her course and that I focused on speaking and oral comprehension with her when I temporarily took over her English education last year. […]
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Am 1. Weihnachtstag hatte meine Tochter (jetzt 9½) die Gelegenheit, auf einem Klavier herumzuspielen. Sie hat nie Klavierunterricht gehabt, aber eine Freundin hat ihr vor ein paar Jahren Au clair de la lune beigebracht, und sie hat noch mehr aufgeschnappt. Irgendwann überraschte sie uns mit den ersten Tönen aus Beethovens Fünfter Symphonie: ta-ta-ta-taaa! “Mama, ich […]
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On Christmas Day, my daughter (currently 9½) got a chance to play around at a piano. She’s never had formal lessons, but a friend taught her Au clair de la lune a few years ago, and she picked up more beyond that. At one point, she surprised us with the opening notes of Beethoven’s Fifth […]
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