Piano Recital: May 5, 2012, Bailey and Cody

Both Bailey and Cody performed in a piano recital yesterday. We could not possibly be more proud of both the boys. Simply terrific. They are getting a first rate music education and training at Musical Expressions in Naperville, IL.

Here is Cody's piece: "Old Time Piano Rag" composed by Jane & James Bastien.



Here is Bailey's performance: Sonatina in G by Beethoven, the 1st and 2nd movements.



John Needham
May 6, 2012
7:06PM Central Time
Aurora, IL

Bailey's Report on Yuri Gagarin

Added just to see if I can. MS Word doc, created on a Mac, just a bunch of images and text that will be posted to a tri-fold board for use in Bailey's presentation to his 5th grade class. 

YURI GAGARIN

SPACE PIONEER

MARCH 4 1934-MARCH 27 1968

YURI GAGARIN WAS BORN ON MARCH 9 1934.THIS IS A PICTURE OF HIM IN HIS EARLY YEARS. 

YURI’S FAMILY AS A BOY. HIS PARENTS ARE ALEX IVANOVICH GAGARIN AND ANNA TIMOFEYEVNA GAGARINA, SEATED IN THE FRONT. IN THE BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: BORRIS, VALENTINE, ZOYA AND YURI.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF YURI IN HIS ADULTHOOD YEARS AT ORENBURG FLIGHT SCHOOL.

THIS IS KLUSHINO (NOW KNOW AS GAGARIN) ON A MAP.

THIS IS YURI BEING STRAPPED INTO VOSTOK 1.

YURI AFTER THE FLIGHT WITH HIS MEDALS.

The end.

Posted by John Needham on behalf of Bailey Needham.

April 23, 2012

Aurora, L

Bailey: Sonatina in G

Bailey Needham practicing for his piano recital next month. He's close to having this piece down cold.





John Needham
April 22, 2012
Aurora, IL

Easter: April 8, 2012

We've had a very unusually warm spring this year. Our pear trees have bloomed out already and are currently in full leaf mode. This is about a month earlier than usual. 

Our crabapple trees are in full bloom now. Since today is Easter, and since the kids were already dressed up for Easter service, we decided to grab some pictures of them in front of one of the crabapple trees in the backyard. 

Some pictures are good, some are silly, and a couple are of our only remaining hound, Jill.

Enjoy, and Happy Easter!

 

And here is Jill The Hound:

John Needham

April 8, 2012

(Masters Sunday)

3PM Central Time

Aurora, IL

Sonatina in C Major, with two key changes, performed by Cody.

Cody has been practicing this piece, and one other, for his AIM test (Achievement in Music) later this month. I like this piece a lot. And he has it down cold. So, behold! (61 second video.)

Christmas, 2011 Piano Recital

I admit that I'm late getting this posted, it being the day after Christmas and all. But still.

The two boys played in a piano recital earlier this month. The bothed played wonderfully and looked terrific, dressed in shirts, ties, and dress slacks.

The location was fabulous, too: a small local church, part of North Central College in Naperville, IL. The church has been re-purposed to general college use, but for this recital I was able to slip into the balcony to take this video, which was pretty cool.

Immediately below is Cody's pieces - he played a duet with his teacher:



Bailey played this piece:



Before the recital, all the students posted for pictures:



John Needham
December 26, 2011
420PM
Aurora, IL

5th Grade Musical

Bailey performed in his school's 5th Grade Musical. Below are some excerpts from that performance.





Yankee Doodle Dandy:


UPDATE: Sunday, December 11, 2011:
76 Trombones:



Another video:



Tomorrow both boys are playing piano recitals so we'll have more videos to come soon.

John Needham
December 9, 2011
Aurora, IL

Test Post From Carolyn's iPad,

Bailey On Trumpet: Veteran's Day, 2011

Bailey got to play before his school's Veteran's Day Assembly, for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Below are exerpts of his performance.

We are all very proud of him.



John Needham
Aurora, IL
November 21, 2011

The 10YO On Trumpet