Seth's figured out how to use the piano.

[conuly]

What's interesting is HOW he uses it. Not just as a "fun thing", but as a "I'm stressed" thing. If he's getting upset about something, he'll scream, then walk over to the piano, play a few notes, and go back to what he was doing, calmer. It's certainly easier for us to take than his screaming his head off, and it seems to help him.

He's also figuring out how to repeat simple (VERY simple) tunes on it, if you play the tune on the piano first. Impressive, considering a lot of adults can't master that!

(I'm also teaching him to point when he wants something instead of screaming. Right now he screams, then points, so I think he still needs work. I'm impressed, though. I distinctly remember being seven, eight years old and not able to point at things. I was stunned to find out that babies are expected to do that before they turn two!)

Comments

[latenightparty.livejournal.com]

Sounds like he might have some inborn musical talent. Maybe the next Mozart? ;)

[conuly]

Probably not THAT talented :)

But this is something to encourage. Ana has all the music toys, this has to change. I'll start getting a nice variety.

[squittycat.livejournal.com]

what ever happened to sethana? :)

[conuly]

I forgot to update. I should've made it a comm :)

I'm going to update it later. Promise, promise, promise!

[eofs.livejournal.com]

There's only 16 entries. It wouldn't take long to delete them all (saving them elsewhere of course.) Then you could convert the journal to a community and put the entries back in, backdating them.

[conuly]

Yeah, yeah. I know. Me VERY lazy. I'll get to it.

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, kids are brilliant. :)

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

did the dimple tunes thing mean the thing i was doing with him, hitting a key a certain amount of times, and him copying? with the same number of hits? oh, and you know, he wasn't looking for about three or four of those, and he still hit the right key? is it just coincidence he got them all right?

[conuly]

I don't know. It might show good observational skills (he can SEE which key to hit, even though he can't hear it) instead of good hearing.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

oh, and you know, he wasn't looking for about three or four of those, and he still hit the right key?

he WASN'T looking for some of those.

[latenightparty.livejournal.com]

Sounds like he might have some inborn musical talent. Maybe the next Mozart? ;)

[conuly]

Probably not THAT talented :)

But this is something to encourage. Ana has all the music toys, this has to change. I'll start getting a nice variety.

[squittycat.livejournal.com]

what ever happened to sethana? :)

[conuly]

I forgot to update. I should've made it a comm :)

I'm going to update it later. Promise, promise, promise!

[eofs.livejournal.com]

There's only 16 entries. It wouldn't take long to delete them all (saving them elsewhere of course.) Then you could convert the journal to a community and put the entries back in, backdating them.

[conuly]

Yeah, yeah. I know. Me VERY lazy. I'll get to it.

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, kids are brilliant. :)

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

did the dimple tunes thing mean the thing i was doing with him, hitting a key a certain amount of times, and him copying? with the same number of hits? oh, and you know, he wasn't looking for about three or four of those, and he still hit the right key? is it just coincidence he got them all right?

[conuly]

I don't know. It might show good observational skills (he can SEE which key to hit, even though he can't hear it) instead of good hearing.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

oh, and you know, he wasn't looking for about three or four of those, and he still hit the right key?

he WASN'T looking for some of those.