Teacher Kendall's Music Studio

For those of you that don't know my situation, I'm still trying to convince my 4-year-old that violin is something he really wants to do. So, recognizing that I can't give him anything I don't have myself, I've been concentrating on overcoming my own long-held practice demons. As a kid I took piano for three years without much practicing, and I played trumpet for 5 years with a bit more practicing, but I'm sure nothing consistent. So now, spurred on by Teacher Kendall's infamous letter, I'm on a good solid one-month streak of daily practice in front of the kids. In fact, sometimes I find myself obsessing about practice, and if I get it in in the morning then I want to practice at night. Then there are the days like yesterday and today, where I've spent most of my time diaper-wrangling and cleaning up after our 1-year-old, and things keep slipping into the space where a practice might go. Somehow, our half-hour cushion evaporated this morning, but I did manage to get in one twinkle for the kids before we were off to school in the nick of time. And, seeing as how it's not sunny out at the moment, after school may find us inside with some time for mom to model a good practice session in front of the kids.
And, of course I still plan to talk to Gretchen and Anne for their story of how they made it through with their young boys!

Ann V-Kimura (Yuuki and Satoko's mom)