A morning at the temple - a session with only four people and two of them were Scott and I. That makes for pretty quick sessions! Sister Cuenot was on her way to La Serena as we left the temple grounds so we picked her up and went shopping with her. She is such a frail little woman and walks a mile to the grocery store then puts the groceries in a back pack and walks home. I'm so glad we are now going to the temple on Wednesday mornings so we can take her shopping. She and her husband will leave to go back to France the week after we leave.
We had four hours before leaving for two lessons in Las Caobas. Got some white chilie put in the crockpot. We waited for 1/2 and hour at the church for someone to come with a key to let us in the building. Shortly after getting the keyboards set up and the air conditioner turned on - the power went off. We were in a room with ten plus students. I don't know who was hotter - us or them. They carry little towel like clothes to wipe sweat off their faces and heads. No wonder they don't wear any kind of makeup! It was only 85 degrees in the room but we couldn't open the windows and it felt like 100 degrees. Since the keyboards need electricity Scott taught a lesson on the note placement in the pentagram on the chalkboard.. You think they really caught on until you give them a paper test....Half way through the power came back on so we survived the rest of the lesson. We have adults in the second class and one of the guys wanted to play a solo of one of the songs he had learned. The problem was he didn't count a single note and you couldn't even tell what he was playing - and he didn't even realize it. I know I had worked with him on that song a few times and it was tough to get him to count then - As soon as everyone else started playing with him he picked up on the timing factor but it sure was funny because he and the guy next to him are always in competition.
We had four hours before leaving for two lessons in Las Caobas. Got some white chilie put in the crockpot. We waited for 1/2 and hour at the church for someone to come with a key to let us in the building. Shortly after getting the keyboards set up and the air conditioner turned on - the power went off. We were in a room with ten plus students. I don't know who was hotter - us or them. They carry little towel like clothes to wipe sweat off their faces and heads. No wonder they don't wear any kind of makeup! It was only 85 degrees in the room but we couldn't open the windows and it felt like 100 degrees. Since the keyboards need electricity Scott taught a lesson on the note placement in the pentagram on the chalkboard.. You think they really caught on until you give them a paper test....Half way through the power came back on so we survived the rest of the lesson. We have adults in the second class and one of the guys wanted to play a solo of one of the songs he had learned. The problem was he didn't count a single note and you couldn't even tell what he was playing - and he didn't even realize it. I know I had worked with him on that song a few times and it was tough to get him to count then - As soon as everyone else started playing with him he picked up on the timing factor but it sure was funny because he and the guy next to him are always in competition.
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