tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post7929792340340985294..comments2024-01-11T06:25:33.066-06:00Comments on Roxanne's Dolls: Calista's Diary Entry - When It ClicksRoxanneRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079345476722203250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-2216094344604866792014-08-11T22:50:02.814-05:002014-08-11T22:50:02.814-05:00Thanks Muff! I think that it has been good for he...Thanks Muff! I think that it has been good for her. Maybe this will be something that she can stick to long-term and enjoy. I can still play the piano somewhat, but I am horribly out of practice. It would probably take me 30 minutes to get through 1 page of sheet music. I could probably fumble around for a while and play a song by ear if it's in the key of C, F, or G. Some songs I have practiced so much over the years that I can sit right down and play them (Heart and Soul, The Way We Were). Other songs I could fumble through and it would sound like the song, but with a lot of bad notes (You Light Up My Life, Amazing Grace).RoxanneRoxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079345476722203250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-21964160935248718062014-08-11T20:28:26.086-05:002014-08-11T20:28:26.086-05:00Looks like this has been very good for her! Keepin...Looks like this has been very good for her! Keeping her occupied and not focused on her social troubles. I had always wanted to play the piano and tried to teach myself and gave it up way too quickly. To this day I can only play Bill Bailey and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Although it's been 15 years, so I probably cant play either now, lol.Muffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121187068323359131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-35873425710981171292014-08-11T02:27:29.472-05:002014-08-11T02:27:29.472-05:00Thanks Debbie! Calista had a lot of difficulty pi...Thanks Debbie! Calista had a lot of difficulty picking an activity that she would enjoy, but she does have a love for music so the lessons have been very beneficial to her. She's made the decision to try out for the performing choir - I hope she makes it!RoxanneRoxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079345476722203250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-14672311746185868812014-08-11T02:24:37.686-05:002014-08-11T02:24:37.686-05:00Thanks D7ana! Oh, Calista is still a little bitte...Thanks D7ana! Oh, Calista is still a little bitter about the Spirit Squad. LOL She'll get over it eventually. This hasn't been the absolutely best summer for Calista, but she's had moments of fun, and she's happy that she has learned to play a musical instrument.RoxanneRoxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079345476722203250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-46921691167630964762014-08-11T02:22:29.527-05:002014-08-11T02:22:29.527-05:00Thank you The grandmommy! I had piano lessons as ...Thank you The grandmommy! I had piano lessons as a teen, but I was not as disciplined as Calista. :) My mother was quite gifted at playing the piano. She played by ear from when she was a child, and was one of those people who could listen to a song, and then play it. She played the piano for our church for my entire life until she got sick and passed away. I always wanted to play like her, but never got to that point. I could read music and she could not, but it was always a struggle. I've had tutors that taught me to play by ear by using the methods that Calista used here, but that was a struggle for me. And then I got an electronic keyboard, which allowed me to "cheat" by playing entire songs by keying the notes of the chords in the progression. Things started to go downhill from there.<br /><br />School is starting soon, so Bob will be back shortly!RoxanneRoxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079345476722203250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-92178471214524167242014-08-10T18:35:36.784-05:002014-08-10T18:35:36.784-05:00Extracurricular activities will help keep Calista&...Extracurricular activities will help keep Calista's mind off Bob and other things that have been troubling her. She seems to be enjoying Jay's keyboard lessons and suggestions. I like his suggestion for her to join the performance choir. That activity will help eliminate any resentful feelings that might otherwise develop toward old and new spirit team members.<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-54715462964511308262014-08-10T13:26:57.150-05:002014-08-10T13:26:57.150-05:00Yay! See what a summer you are having? Yay, Calist...Yay! See what a summer you are having? Yay, Calista! Yay, Jay!<br /><br />P.S. I am glad for no Bob mentions, too. Nice guy, but so glad that Calista is doing her own thing and being creative. Glad that the Spirit Squad disappointment is behind her, too. D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151470353346020825.post-79968990008649340102014-08-10T10:41:03.889-05:002014-08-10T10:41:03.889-05:00I am so proud of Calista! I wish I had had a pia...I am so proud of Calista! I wish I had had a piano teacher like him. Maybe I would not have quit. I did well with the violin though!<br />I have not heard one word about Bob...hmmm He may be sorry he left! LOLThe grandmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174644267350343828noreply@blogger.com