I've made the decision to try consolidating all our music lessons into one afternoon instead of two because our schedule is getting too busy: I don't feel I can 'afford' that second afternoon when we have a number of fun activities coming up this spring and summer. We'll be juggling swimming, Fine Arts Wednesdays, back yard football, and a sewing class, in addition to music. Whew!
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| Margaret holding Thomas on the front porch |
In order to think through the complicated schedule, I wrote out each child in each class on a square of paper, laid them out on the paper, and moved them all around until I thought up a workable schedule. And that took me an hour to figure out!
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| Building Tinker Toys |
As it is, we will be at the music studio for about two-and-a-half hours for one child in violin, three child in piano, two children in one Theory and Technique class, and a third child in another Theory class. Three kids in lessons, four different teachers, all different locations around the studio rooms, and two little mischief-makers: Joseph (3) and Thomas (7 months).
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| "John, entertain Joseph for a minute, please!" |
Today was our first day of trying the new arrangement and I was definitely working at the top of my game the whole time, every half hour switching children to different locations and teachers, changing up how I entertained the two little boys at least that often! We played in the driveway, I showed them how to hula hoop, we climbed up and down the stone wall repeatedly, and we played Tinker Toys and Legos.
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| Margaret absolutely loved starting her Music Theory class! LOVED IT! |
It was tiring, and I'm not sure I could manage it if I were pregnant or if I had a current two-year-old in tow, but we're going to give this a try for now, and I will really enjoy freeing up that second afternoon for something else!
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| Josey always asks for his turn on the piano. |
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