Music with Children and Parents

As the end of summer vacation approaches, we resumed our practice sessions at the community center after a two-week break.

Although there were fewer participants due to some members being away visiting their hometowns or having conflicting schedules, we still played music together and practiced towards new goals.

During break times, the children played tag and other games, while the parents, feeling a bit idle, would sometimes pick up a violin. Seeing this, we suggested, “Shall we prepare violins for adults? Would you like to try playing together?” As a result, seven of the parents among our current group of about a dozen children obtained adult-sized violins and are now playing along with us.

Learning an instrument is not easy, so there’s no doubt that having parents and children working together, supporting each other and enjoying the process, is very encouraging for the children. It makes me happy to see violins of different sizes lined up, as shown in the photo.

We have an event scheduled in October. We look forward to taking the next step forward while having fun.