My Own Private Liberace
A little over a year ago we were at lunch at a friends, when suddenly, from nowhere, an amplified voice started to groan and shout. To much hilarity the Munchkin had found my god-daughters Early Learning Centre piano. Within two shakes of a lambs tail she’d come over all Liberace and was tinkling the old ivories and singing (hmmm, I’m not sure we can call it that …) away like there was no tomorrow.
The minute we got home I hot fingered it to the ELC website and purchased her own, very spoilt little lady, piano, and it’s been worth every penny. While long gone is the groaning and shouting here to stay is the tuneful little voice that sings along to my piecemeal version of ‘Twinkle Twinkle’. I do miss the days of dodgy karaoke but am channelling very ounce of her musicalness into learning the piano.
Having recently been introduced to Key Skills Pianos I couldn’t help spread the word. How cute are these ?
Developed by Sharon Abbott an ex-concert pianist (retired at 13 ! See, they start em young) having spent many an hour searching high and low for a non-plastic, non-bosa nova beat piano upon which to teach her daughter the art of ivory tinkling, and she found nothing. Commissioning a carpenter and seeing a gap in the market, Key Skills Pianos was born.
In my endless pursuit of developing a well rounded Munchkin I’m dropping hints to Grandparents a go-go that there is a bean of talent there waiting to be nurtured. Of course, it could also be my chance to finally perfect Chopsticks …
