Ever since he was a little guy we we have said that Travis had a natural ear for music. Though I am not particularly musical and he most definitely did not get it from his daddy, he's always been able to hear notes very clearly and frequently helps Jimmy get back on track when he wanders from the tune during our family time singing. : )
This past summer he decided to teach himself to play the tin whistle. He spent some time watching YouTube lessons, listening to a lot of music from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack and printing off sheet music for the tin whistle for various songs and hymns. I'll admit, we assumed it might be a short lived fascination, but it's turned into a real talent! While he has a notebook full of music that he likes to play from, he usually just picks out a song and plays around with it until he figures it out. He's also getting pretty good at determining which songs will sound good on this particular instrument. He's even managed to get to the point where his practice sessions are enjoyable to listen to, which is saying a lot for this quiet-loving mom!
Lessons began tonight for the next two. Caroline's whistle contains some mysterious... debris... (you probably don't want to know), so we promised to upgrade their whistles in a little while if we see that they're giving it a good try.
At any rate, it was pretty sweet to peek in and listen to their lesson. There may or may not have been a bit of a tantrum at one point from one of the students over allowing the big brother a position of authority, but I think the threat of being expelled from the class might have helped smooth things over a bit.
This past summer he decided to teach himself to play the tin whistle. He spent some time watching YouTube lessons, listening to a lot of music from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack and printing off sheet music for the tin whistle for various songs and hymns. I'll admit, we assumed it might be a short lived fascination, but it's turned into a real talent! While he has a notebook full of music that he likes to play from, he usually just picks out a song and plays around with it until he figures it out. He's also getting pretty good at determining which songs will sound good on this particular instrument. He's even managed to get to the point where his practice sessions are enjoyable to listen to, which is saying a lot for this quiet-loving mom!
Lessons began tonight for the next two. Caroline's whistle contains some mysterious... debris... (you probably don't want to know), so we promised to upgrade their whistles in a little while if we see that they're giving it a good try.
At any rate, it was pretty sweet to peek in and listen to their lesson. There may or may not have been a bit of a tantrum at one point from one of the students over allowing the big brother a position of authority, but I think the threat of being expelled from the class might have helped smooth things over a bit.