Piano

Today I had my first piano lesson. It was a little girl, 8 years old, with down syndrome. I wasn't sure what to expect. I had told her mom that I would get all the toys of our the living room, keep the kids in their room, and get as many distractions out of there as possible. I didn't think that the sound of the washing machine would be a distraction. And although the kids did pretty good, she could still hear them from their room. We're going to give it about 3 lessons total to see how she does. It might be too much for her, or it might be great! Half an hour seems a little long for the lesson. I'm going to have to see what I can do to help her focus. This is such new territory for me. I have never taught anyone with any sort of developmental disability. I had one that had behavior issues, and it took a while to work with her. So, this will be an adventure!! We'll see how next week goes....