And so it begins...

Today, Miss Mika officially began taking piano lessons from me. I played for 10 years while growing up (aren't all Asian children tortured in this way?) and was pretty good at it. Yes, I'm well aware that there may be issues. It's not like either of them are destined to be concert pianists or anything, so I think I should suffice.

I chose to wait until Mika was finally picking out tunes by ear on the piano. She was able to learn how to read notes right away so now we need to get her fingers used to moving across the keyboard. Even as I type away, Mika is playing some Hanon scales (without the music). I think she's starting at a good age - hopefully she will progress quickily (versus if she was five).

Marika can read well, but she didn't grasp the note-reading readily, so she was excused from lessons for the time being. She's still young and her hands are tiny. At any rate, it'll be easier to teach Mika alone (and I know Mika will enjoy teaching her little sister after her own lessons).

I have to admit, I would welcome little piano recitals by the girls, versus their singing/dancing routines. =) I cannot possibly imagine the piano recitals making the house so messy either!