We had two students on the Zoom call today, and they were both enthusiastic and inquisitive. We did a bit of catch-up for one, which was a good chance to review what the other had learned from last week. Getting everyone up to speed was quite quick, and we were making sounds on the recorder in no time. The kids are great at holding and sustaining notes, and were focused during our breathing and counting exercises. I’m excited to go over more music theory terms with them in the coming weeks. Since one student has previously had some piano lessons and is a little more familiar with musical terms, I phrased things as questions for him to answer and reinforce his knowledge, while new concepts were made clear for the other. This helped to engage both in the learning. I’ve challenged the kids to come to class with reflections on “musical moments” throughout their weeks, as they were a bit shy to talk about their own musical preferences, but hopefully by the end of the session they’ll be hearing music everywhere.