So we have two cellists in the house now. Their teacher was pretty openly laughing at us, pointing out that if they kept playing we would a) need at least one new car into which fit two full size cellos and b) tens of thousands of dollars to buy said cellos. Ha ha!
But it's been lots of fun watching Jamie bring Connor along. The first time Connor brought his cello home, Jamie was very eager to help and actually did in a rather light-handed helpful way. Instead of berating Connor for doing things wrong, he prefaced everything with "Dude!":
"Dude! You have to lay the case down with this side down."
"Dude! Hold the cello here! Dude!! Here!!"
(Laughing): "Dude!!! You can't let it hit things!"
I think they've both enjoyed it more having each other involved.
There was a bit of a difficulty lately, though. Jamie has accelerated a bit and so has moved from teh beginner class which Connor joined this year, to the intermediate group. We were pleased to hear about this from his teacher, but she said that when she told Jamie he could move if he wanted, he said he would have to ask Connor. Connor was indeed very upset at the prospect, because cello happens after school and without Jamie to tell him where to go, he gets very stressed. Jamie was eventually convinced that it had to happen sooner or later, but now when the class is over he goes running to get Connor because he knows the little guy will get scared without him. Cello seems to bring out the best of Jamie's big brother instincts,
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