The next day, Little Bear was worried about meeting his piano teacher. The fur on his nose wrinkled up, and he asked Papa Bear in a worried voice, “What if Mrs. Treble Beary doesn’t like me? What if she thinks I don’t know enough?”
Papa Littlebud assured him, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Treble Beary loves teaching piano to young bears, so I’m sure she’ll like you. I’m also sure she doesn’t expect you to know how to play yet; after all, that’s why you’re starting lessons.”
After meeting Mrs. Treble Beary, Little Bear felt a lot better. He thought she was very nice.
She showed him how to round his paws over the piano, and stretch each fingertip down to the keys and tap gently. It sounded pretty, but when Little Bear imagined playing all those keys, he got worried again.
He threw his paws on his head and cried, “The piano is so big, and I’m so small. My arms won’t even reach all the keys. And my feet are too short to reach the pedals. Oh, no! I’m just too small! This will never work!”
Mrs. Treble Beary was very patient and reassured Little Bear. “Don’t worry. I’ll show you a way young bears can sit on the piano bench so they can reach all the keys and they can reach the pedals when they need to.”
Little Bear felt better, but then he had more questions. “So, after my lesson today, will I know how to play everything on the piano? Will I be able to play everything I hear on the radio? Can I start my own band and be on TV? Grandpa said my Uncle Max went to New York once to be on the Teddy Sullivan Show!”
“Well, you won’t know everything after just one lesson,” smiled Mrs. Treble Beary. “It will take time, Little Bear, for both you and your musical skills to grow. I know two bears that live right here in Musical Acres Forest who can help explain this to you. Do you know Mr. Green Bear, the Gardener?”
“Yes, Mr. Green Bear is my neighbor!” said Little Bear. “He won first prize for his flowers and vegetables. I like to talk with him and help him in his garden.”
“Great! You can ask Mr. Green Bear to tell you how your musical talent will grow like his garden. Also, your Grandpa Bear builds clocks, so he can tell you all about how time works,” said Mrs. Treble Beary, with a twinkle in her eye.
“Thanks!” said Little Bear. “Mr. Green Bear knows everything about gardening, and my Grandpa knows everything about time!” he said, proudly. “I won’t have any questions after I talk to them!” Mamma and Papa Littlebud just smiled at Albeart, knowing he would probably think of even more questions after that.
Good Bear's..Nice article.I like music very much.I cannot workout without music..
Posted by: piano lessons | March 19, 2009 at 05:06 AM