Music and the Arts
"Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable."
Leonard Bernstein
Lizzy
Lizzy has had violin lessons since she was 8 years old, and enjoys playing the violin a lot. She also plays the piano, but does not have formal piano lessons. She likes to improvise on the piano.
In January 2008 she started taking drawing lessons as well. Lizzy likes to draw digital art, manga and still lives. She takes a sketch book and some pencils with her wherever she goes.
Writing seems to be an inheritable disease, and Lizzy certainly inherited the incurable Writer's Obsession from her Mum. Her sketch book doubles as a note book, so she won't have to carry both a sketch book and a note book along with her. Paper is heavy...
To date, Lizzy has written several short pieces, and she's currently working on a Sim Novel and a Fan Fiction Novel, both in English.
Fran
Violin lessons and piano lessons were wasted on Fran, but lately she's been fooling around on the keyboard quite a bit, and that usually doesn't sound bad at all.
Although Fran has had a hard time learning to read and write, she has recently made signifant progress in this area and like her Mum and Big Sister she now seems to have developed an addiction to crative writing as well.
Fran also enjoys drawing and photography, and even though she's still very young, she's already becoming quite proficient at picture editing.
Online Music Resources
- Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net
Free online lessons, trainers and utilities - PlayPiano.com
Piano Lessons, Tips and Chord Piano lessons
For adults and older teens - Classics for Kids
Lesson Plans, Teaching resources, Radio Shows, Musical Games and Quizzes and much more! - Creative Kids
An introduction to Classical Music, designed children of all ages (and their parents, grandparents and teachers).
Online Graphical Art Resources
- Dede Tisone-Bartels' Art Lessons
An invitation into the world of visual art, with lessons designed to increase your observation and drawing skills. - About.com: Drawing/Sketching
Beginnner Drawing Lessons - Inside Art
An Art History Game - Incredible Art
A large collection of Art Education Resources and Lesson Plans.
Made by Fran; idea by Lizzy