The 4th grade Guidance classes are wrapping up a book study with a fun activity that was taken directly from the book itself. We read The Hundred Dresses written by Eleanor Estes and enjoyed learning about Courtesy, Compassion and showing Caring and Kindness.
In the book, the student take part in a drawing/design contest where the girls design dresses and the boys design motorboats. We decided that creating our own designs and holding a contest would be a fun way to celebrate the end of our book study.
Mrs. Ohnmeiss, our resident Art teacher, will be our judge. :) Winners will be chosen from each of the 4th grade classes. Good luck to all!!!!

In Library class the students have been learning about digital citizenship and what it means to be a responsible citizen online.  We have been learning about what sites are just right for them and being able to tell the differences between the sites that are not right for them.  We have been discussing how to create powerful passwords and how to make sure those passwords are secure.  Some grades have been learning about what cyberbullying is and what it looks like.  Kindergarten has been making predictions to stories along with identifying the beginning, middle, end of a story and the purpose of the author and illustrators.  I hope everyone has a Happy Holidays!

PE News

It has been an exciting month in the gym. Students in grades K-2 have been learning and practicing scooter safety. During our scooter activities, students had the opportunity to build some very creative pathways and obstacles. It’s always enjoyable to watch students work together to create and build the scooter courses and they have a great time with this lesson. Over the next few weeks, these students will move on to some manipulative skills practice, which will include: balloons, bean bags, hula hoops, and scarves.

Students in grades 3-6 have been working on volleying and have played some small-sided volleyball games using a beach ball. These students have also learned how to play a new game called Nitroball. Nitroball is an inverted form of volleyball. It’s more like a combination of volleyball and four square because the ball has to bounce after every hit. The students have really enjoyed learning how to play this new game. Intermediate grades will move on to floor hockey and basketball activities over the next few weeks.

Happy National Saxophone Day!

Happy National Saxophone Day! Today is the birthday of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone! Did you know the saxophone was invented in Belgium? Did you know that saxophone is the most popular instrument right now in the Warren L. Miller Band!

http://time.com/4102428/adolphe-sax/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook

Don’t forget the Book Fair will be open at Warren L. Miller Elementary School from Monday, November 2, 2015 – Friday, November 6, 2015. Your child will have the opportunity to shop before school and during their regular library time.  All money raised will be used towards the purchase of books and library supplies at WLM.  Listed below is some important information pertaining to the fair:

·         Family Night!  – Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 4-7pm in the WLM Library (Use the main entrance).

·         Checks need to be made out to Warren L. Miller Elementary School.

·         Please remember that we must charge 6% sales tax on all purchases.

·         If ordering from the flier, please put order forms in an envelope along with correct payment (including tax).

·         Want to shop online so that the school gets credit for all purchases?

o   Go to www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/  -> Click on find a fair -> Type in Warren L. Miller’s zip code (16933) -> Click on Search -> Click Shop Now and start shopping!

Thank you for your support of our library!

                Miss Engle – School Librarian 

Last week, October 26th-30th, the students at WL Miller celebrated Red Ribbon Week. This is a week where students learn about the dangers of using drugs and alcohol, as well as bullying. The week was filled with activities and information pertaining to the use of drugs and alcohol and the consequences to bullying. Students participated in a Red Ribbon Poster contest, wore red, enjoyed a crazy hair day and were able to take home some educational readings/resources regarding Drugs and Alcohol.
For the 2016 academic year, Red Ribbon Week will be held from October 24th-28th.

There are fun things to come in Library this October.  In Kindergarten through 2^nd we have gone over proper book care and the responsibilities that entails. We have also gone over the parts of a book.  In Kindergarten through 2^nd we have learned the difference between fiction and nonfiction books.  In 3^rd grade the students have been learning about how to distinguish between the fiction and nonfiction books based on the call number. In 4^th grade we have been learning about the Dewey Decimal System and how to locate a book in the library based on the 10 classifications.  In 5^th and 6^th we have been reviewing the Dewey Decimal System.  In 2^nd through 4^th grade we have started some digital citizenship lessons where they have been learning about being safe and responsible online.  Throughout October, the 2^nd through 6^th grade students will continue to learn about digital citizenship and Kindergarten through 1^st grade will be introduced to it. 

Something exciting to look forward to in the beginning of November is Book Fair! This will be November 2^nd through the 6^th, I will be sending out more information about this fun upcoming event in mid-October. 

Any questions I can be contacted through email at: sengle@southerntioga.org

Thank you,

Stacey Engle

Guidance Classes

Guidance classes start in the 3rd grade at Warren L. Miller School. Guidance class is a time where students work on Character Education and building self-knowledge. The first two Guidance classes, of all grade levels, are a time to discuss all classroom expectations and get to know one another. We are on our third week of school and after reviewing expectations in class, we are ready for classroom units to begin. The 3rd grades will be focusing on Respecting People, The Environment and Traditions. The 4th grades are going to work on the topic of Cooperation and the 5th and 6th grades are going to participate in a mini-lesson on Assertion Skills/Peer Pressure.
The 6th grade Safety Monitors are also out and about in our school, making sure that we are a school that is Safe. Respectful and Responsible. The safety monitors can also be seen helping out at our school store, which operates every other Friday, of each month, from 8:00-8:30 in the Guidance classroom.

Where is the artwork?

I wanted to explain why there is no artwork shoved in your child's backpack when they come home from school and you know that they have had art class that day.
One of the best things about being a practicing artist is the visual record of your thoughts, energy, personality, style, interests, etc.  Looking back through the work I have made and kept reminds me of who I was at one time and definitely tells me how I am different now.  So a habit that I try to instill with students is reflecting on their own work and making choices about it!
So, we keep portfolios in art class.  And each year we have an annual art show in the spring!  It is your child's responsibility to look through their portfolio and find their best piece and finish it if needed.  Having the authority to make decisions about what will represent them and their efforts is one of the most empowering things they experience throughout the year.  They are the artist, and they choose their masterpiece!
Keeping a portfolio also allows us to collect work over time and notice changes or growth.  Each year I ask the students to do a "Baseline" drawing as their very first and very last artworks to go in their portfolio.  It is always amazing to see the differences over the period of a year, or perhaps, the prominence of a particular style or way of drawing something. 

First graders focus on self-portraits as their baseline drawing and we do artworks that include many of their preferences or likes. 
Second grade studies animals.  We discuss how animals are shown in various cultures and with different habitats of the world. 
Third grade studies landscapes.  This allows for understanding spatial concepts.
Fourth grade studies abstract art.  We also discuss imagination, science fiction and fantasy art.
Fifth grade studies figures and observational drawing.

Sixth grade does a portrait baseline, and we have typically looked art from ancient to modern through a timeline and at the way people as a culture have depicted themselves.

Here are some examples of how the baseline drawings look "before" and "after" at each grade level:



1st grade self-portraits

 

2nd Grade Animals

 

3rd Grade Landscapes

 

4th Grade Abstract

 

5th Grade Figure Drawing

 

 

6th grade Portraits

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Education News

Welcome back to another exciting school year. We are off to a great start. Kindergarten students are learning how to move safely in the gym. We will also be practicing body and space awareness activities and kindergarten students will learn about locomotor movements (walking, jogging, skipping, etc) and manipulative skills (bean bags, hula hoops, jump ropes, etc) throughout the school year. Students in grades 1 and 2 have been reviewing locomotor movements and practicing manipulative skills as well as performing some parachute games. Students in grades 3-6 have started the year of with some cooperative games and will be reviewing playground games soon. We will also focus on the difference between individual and team sports and discussing the similarities and differences of each. Your student is reminded to wear sneakers and active clothing on the day they have PE. We are looking forward to a healthy and active school year!

🎶 Music Notes 🎶

We’re excited for another great year of music at the WLM Music Department! Students from all grades are starting the year discussing and practicing the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner), which we sing every morning before the Pledge of Allegiance. We will be recording a new version of our own of the Miller Singers performing this song in the next month!

Students in fifth grade are very excited to be starting band instruments! Band is open to anyone in fifth and sixth grade, and those students will be taking lessons and performing in Winter and Spring Concerts later in the year.

The Miller Singers (our travelling choir) and the Miller Strummers (our guitar/ukelele club) will be starting up in late September. These groups are also open to fifth and sixth graders, and more information will be sent home soon about them! Stay tuned for details!

Welcome to Library!

In library class I will be seeing Kindergarten through 6^th grade students within a 6 day cycle.  While in library the students are expected to follow the School Wide Positive Behavior Matrix of being safe, responsible, and respectful. This includes returning books on time and in good condition.  We have already started learning proper book care and the responsibilities that pertain to the library.  In every class I will have library lessons that I expect each student to participate in.  In class the students will be learning and reviewing a variety of skills.  Library will be looking a little different this year with the addition of digital citizenship becoming a part of our curriculum.  Digital citizenship focuses on the responsibilities students have online.  I look forward to having each student in class and helping them learn some fun new things this year!

5th Grade BAND!!!!

It's time for school again, and for fifth graders, there is a new opportunity in the music department - BAND! Students in fifth grade get the opportunity to start learning a band instrument, and I'd love for as many fifth graders as possible to give this a try!

As you may have already discovered, my goal as a music teacher is to give kids many different musical experiences so that they can find the aspect of music that connects with them. I think that learning instruments is something that is beneficial to ALL kids, and I highly encourage kids to learn several instruments as they get the opportunity. I have talked, and will continue to talk, in other blog posts about the many reasons why this is important, but for this one, I'd like to explain how things work here at WLM, and especially for fifth graders and their parents, how this will affect them.

In music class we've been singing and playing instruments since kindergarten. We've used many percussion instruments. In third grade we started using recorders as our first wind instrument. In fifth and sixth grade, we transition from "kids" instruments to "adult" instruments. 

I recommend that students choose one of 5 of the basic band instruments, and in fifth grade we start lessons on these - TROMBONE, TRUMPET, ALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, and CLARINET. While there are other instruments in the band and orchestra available as students get older, these 5 instruments, while common in many types of music, are also a good starting place to move into other more advanced instruments such as oboe, french horn, tuba, euphonium, and many others.

Many students ask about percussion, guitar, and piano as instruments they are interested in, and I love all three of those instruments! We do what we can to encourage and teach all 3 of these instruments, but they are all very different from wind instruments, and the fundamentals of how to play them don't work to include them in beginning band. However, all students will be learning more advanced percussion technique in music class (building off of what we've done in younger grades), and getting to perform on different percussion instruments. Some of these students will have an opportunity to play some percussion in band (in addition to their wind instrument, if they choose). We offer a GUITAR CLUB to anyone who is interestedand has a guitar - I'll be sending home more information in September about this group starting up. Unfortunately, I don't have a piano lab, so I can't offer a piano club, but several students take piano lessons (there are several teachers in town, and I'd be glad to offer you some names if you are interested!), and we give these students opportunities to perform in our recital in March, as well as accompanying the chorus when they are able.

I know students who have started out playing trumpet, and sticking with that as a hobby and creative outlet their entire lives! I also know students who started on alto saxophone, and ended up playing percussion as their "band instrument" in high school, but were still able to utilize the musical skills they learned on saxophone to make them a better musician. This is why I recommend that all students TRY one of the basic 5 instruments (trombone, trumpet, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute). If you purchase a good quality (new or used) instrument, the instrument will last a lifetime, literally. Robert M. Sides has good quality instruments and several different payment options which they will explain to you when they are here, but there are other places to purchase instruments. Just be careful when purchasing online or from something other than a music store - sometimes when a deal seems too good to be true, it is! There are many "off-brand" instruments that are very cheap, but don't work properly, will be impossible to repair, and will result in student frustration. Getting a good instrument is worth it!

Finally, if a student really wants to play an instrument, but money inhibits an instrument purchase, please talk to me! There are occasionally instruments donated to the school, and we can sometimes help with scholarship instruments to use.

If you have any further questions about band at WLM, don't hesitate to ask! I hope to see you at the meeting on September 1st, but I'm also in the lobby every morning from 8-8:20, and you can reach me anytime via email at jruth@southerntioga.org

Library Projects

3rd graders recently finished their author study on famous children’s book author, Tomie dePaola.  They wrote and drew about many of his most popular books.  See some of their work in the photo below.

Some of the 5th graders have been reading about the history of books and written language.  After learning about ancient Sumerian Cuneiform, they used the ancient alphabetical symbols to press their own Cuneiform words into clay tablets.

From Doodles to Turtles in Art Class

Second grade used the pattern or net (2-D plan for a 3-D form) on the back of their doodle pages to make a rectangular prism/treasure box.  The boxes were to carry home one of the best 3-D sculpting materials that artists use - modeling clay!  Students were given the very fun homework of making spheres, cones, and cylinders, and building them into animals over and over again.  Modeling clay does not dry out because it is an oil based clay.

All of the practice led to second graders making clay turtles this week!  The turtles are being created out of earth clay though, so they have to be good enough to build a turtle in about 20 minutes! (that's one forty minute class period minus the demonstration and material gathering time) Students learned that earth clay is water based and therefore it dries out because the water evaporates.  Students also learned the artistic process of joining earth clay by scoring and slipping it.

The turtles are turning out beautifully and will of course need to be painted before going home.
A unit that started out with doodling has ended with the students also learning about nets, spheres, cylinders, cones, symmetry, properties of oil and water, evaporation, and the critical observation of turtles and their shells.  The upper portion of the shell is called the carapace, and the hexagonally shaped pieces that make a pattern on the carapace are called scutes or shields.

Some students have already remarked about how they could create a name for their turtle, write a story about it, or build it an environment.  With more time there would be so many places that a doodle could end up.

The biggest part of this lesson is how it instructs students to visualize the parts of a whole and how artists join basic forms into more elaborate and complicated ones.

Art can lead us to many places.  One of the things it does best though is make the journey feel joyful and inspired!

Chorus-Fest!

Six of our Warren L. Miller students will be participating the PMEA Chorus-Fest, on Friday April 24th at Troy Area HS. The concert will be at 7pm, and the students are working on the music now and will also rehearse together with students from all around the region.

I'm including links to youtube videos of performances of six of the songs they'll be performing below, for our students to listen to, and for anyone else who is interested in hearing them!

K-1 Has Been Busy in Library

In Library the K-1 students read lots of fiction and non-fiction books about penguins.  After learning lots of interesting facts about penguins and being entertained by some silly stories, the students created their own penguins.  The students decided our penguins are fiction penguins since they are wearing scarves and earmuffs.  I was really impressed with the patterns the children created on their penguin scarves.

Now that we are all done learning about penguins, the K-1 students have started a unit on Newbery Honor winning author and illustrator, Mo Willems.  The first set of books we read is the Knuffle Bunny series.  Mo Willems' books are best known for teaching important lessons in a comical way.



The students have been working at centers where they get to participate in Mo Willems activities like matching, puzzle making, reading, and drawing.  The students also learned how to create their own Knuffle Bunnies like a real illustrator.  Check out their illustrations below!

Guidance class

The 4th grade students are working on the Character Education topic of Compassion. For the main activity, the students will be making Sunshine Cards for a local Retirement Home in Mansfield. Each student will make a card or two that sends a message of kindness and compassion. These cards will be delivered at the end of the month to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

Check out this video of fourth graders working on geometric patterns! 

 In this lesson the students had to build an interesting composition using devices such as varying the size of shapes, extending the space by making shapes go off the edge, making shapes go diagonally through the design and show movement, and overlapping shapes to create emphasis.  We discussed these techniques in class and did several practices or plans of mini compositions.

After completing mini compositions that included organic and geometric shapes, they needed to create a plan.  Choosing their favorite design and thinking about geometry, they could flip (reflect), slide, or rotate the composition throughout a grid.

The process of building the overall design is awesome to watch and I thought parents would enjoy seeing the work in progress!  

Imagine if some of these artworks were digitally downloaded and then printed into wrapping paper, wall papers, or used in packaging design!  

In 5th and 6th grade chorus, we've been trying to use our singing voices more effectively, but also to express and "feel" the music. This is a video of a 5th grade chorus from Staten Island, NY, who I think does an awesome job of expressing while they sing. I'm sharing this song, because we are actually working on an arrangement of this song for our spring concert, but they have LOTS of other videos of all types of songs. They've been doing these type of videos for the past 10 years or so, and they've been invited to sing at all sorts of large events, Presidential Inaugurations, Grammy Awards, TV shows, etc. I talked to the kids about what makes them good. Yes, they sing well, but what really makes them unique is that you can tell that they are all 100% LOVING singing. That's really what music is all about - we want to do music, and love it! Not every song we do in music class will be loved by everyone, but having an open mind to new kinds of music means that we will always be finding something new in music to love.

AND, our Spring Concert is scheduled for May 21st, and we're working on some AWESOME songs for that, you won't want to miss it! Mark your calendar - 7pm at NP Mansfield HS Auditorium, free and open to the public, and featuring all of our 5th and 6th grade students in concert, playing and singing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeymAfSenk

The 5th and 6th grade Guidance classes are working on the topic of Peer Pressure. In the next few weeks, the students will learn 8 Refusal Skills and then practice these skills by making mini-movies. The 8 Refusal Skills are as follows: 1. Direct 2. Humor 3. Exit 4. Excuse 5. Imagination 6. Invitation 7. Friend and 8 Avoid. 

Jump Rope for Heart

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who generously contributed to this year's Jump Rope for Heart Event. Warren L. Miller Elementary School has raised a record $4,014.00 this year! The money is donated to the American Heart Association and used for heart research and education.

Our school benefits a great deal by participating in this program. In addition to learning about a heart healthy physical activity like jumping rope, we are given jump ropes, educational materials, and physical education equipment vouchers to expand our current program. Once again, thank you to everyone who contributed to this cause!

The Art of Doodling

Zentangling or Zendoodling is a relaxing way of creating intricate and sophisticated patterns without alot of worry or fear of mistakes!  Like many of the other things that happen in the art room, I wanted this experience to feel fun and free, but really be a series of steps that lead to amazing skills and confidence building results.

After showing students in second grade the video below, they started to work on their own patterns.  We discussed organic and geometric shapes and how patterns can be regular, irregular, and have layers to them.   

The patterns are doodled on the back of a paper that has a different kind of pattern on it.  The whole design will become a rectangular prism through the use of a net (pattern that shows you how to construct a 3D form from 2D shapes.)

Jump Rope for Heart

As you can see, our Heart Hero Pond has many members and our Jump Rope for Heart event has kicked off this week. Students have been busy jumping ropes and creating obstacles to challenge themselves and strengthen their own hearts! Students have enjoyed these jumping activities and the "Ducks" continue to be popular again this year as well.

Please return all Jump Rope for Heart donation envelopes by

Wednesday, February 18th

Thank you for your continued support of Miller Elementary Physical Education 

and the American Heart Association!

Ice Music!

Here's something I shared with music classes last week as we deal with winter dragging on - some parts of the world have ice and snow all year long, and people in Siberia and Norway have found some interesting ways to make music using ICE! Enjoy!

Fiction and Non-Fiction Books About Penguins

It's all about penguins in the K-1 Library classes this month!  

Students are learning the difference between fiction and non-fiction as we focus on a variety of penguin-themed books.  They have been enjoying the silly stories of the fiction books as well as learning interesting facts from the non-fiction books.  Now the students just began a penguin-themed art project to help reinforce what they have been learning.

Be on the lookout for what other grades are working on in Library classes coming soon!

The 5th and 6th grade Guidance classes are working on the topic of Peer Pressure. During this unit, the students will learn about 8 different Refusal Skills.  The students will make mini movies as a way to practice their new skills.
The 3rd grade Guidance classes are working on Career Exploration, The students have been asked to go home and interview someone about a career. The students then present to their classmates different facts about each career.
The 4th grade Guidance classes are completing a unit on Respect and who their hero or heroine is in life. Their essays are posted around the school.

Recently, students have been introduced to Jump Rope for Heart. Warren L. Miller Elementary is participating in Jump Rope for Heart for the 8th consecutive year in February. Participating in this program has been rewarding for several reasons:

1. Students learn how to Jump Rope with short ropes, long ropes, Chinese ropes, and participate in other jumping activities.
2. Students learn the importance of heart health and why jumping rope is a great exercise.
3. Students have an opportunity to learn about how the American Heart Association helps those in need by using the money raised to promote heart awareness, research, and education.

All student donations can be returned on or before February 18, 2015. Ask your child to share a jump rope accomplishment they have achieved! You may contact me anytime at ksmith@southerntioga.org with any questions about our Jump Rope for Heart Program.

Here's a fun video I shared with some of the music classes this week. Our instrument of the week was clarinet, and here's a guy who made a clarinet out of a carrot! Not only that, he used loops (something our 6th graders are getting started on working with on our new iPads) to create a pretty great song! Check it out!

Grades in Elementary Music!

As a new teacher to this school, I wanted to share my thoughts on grading, as report cards are coming around, and parents will see grades in special area subjects this time.

First off, music in elementary is very experiential. We don't take tests. We occasionally write, since writing is important in all aspects of life, but assessment on writing happens elsewhere in school. Ideally, we'd be able to provide a music assessment on how students are doing in each of the music standards. In class, we make a point to do each of the following...

LISTEN to music
MOVE to a steady beat
SING on pitch
PLAY instruments, in time and in tune

We explore music in various cultures and time periods throughout the year (Music Appreciation) but we always strive do those 4 experiential standards in every class.

Unfortunately, our grade system only allows a number (out of 100). Further, considering that many of the classes only meet once per 6 day cycle (barring interruption for a variety of reasons), doing an individual assessment for each student on each of these would be nearly impossible. We do both informal assessments all the time, but we try to keep the focus on making music in class, and it usually doesn't work to tie these to a number grade.

SO, I try to keep it simple. I always tell the students that the only rule I have in music class is one word: PARTICIPATE! As long as they are involved in what is happening, they are experiencing all of the standards and that is success. I've created a simple rubric I use for grades 3-6. Some of these students are in band also in grades 5 and 6, and I consider that, as well as music class and chorus, in the following. As students get older (into 5th and 6th grade), they have more of an opportunity to move into the "Advanced" category, through practicing at home and engagement in class activities, but in third and fourth grade, we haven't had enough time yet to achieve that. Students in "Basic" and "Emerging" are choosing to not participate in one or more areas of musical standards. Since all students must attend class and are all "participating" to some degree, the lowest grade number I give is 85 (B-) for emerging. I don't like reducing these experiential standards to a number, as it doesn't translate well to music, but this is the system in place. I don't like to give a GRADE below a C, because the letter grade doesn't translate well to compare with other classes. However, students with basic or below basic are missing out on an important music learning opportunity, and I do want parents to be aware of that, and hopefully talk with students about participating better in the future. The expectation is that students will participate (and thus achieve) to a "proficient" level, and a few students will excel (evidenced by practicing at home, participating in class discussions and performance, etc.) and achieve an "advanced" level.

Advanced (100) - Student shows exceptional participation and achievement.

Proficient (95) - Student participates in all class activities regarding musical standards, and regularly works hard to demonstrate achievement in each of the standard areas.

Basic (90) - Student participates sometimes in class activities, but does not participate enough to demonstrate competence in one or more standard area.

Emerging (85) - Student rarely participates, and is thus unable to demonstrate competence in most or all of the standard areas.

Again, as students get older (5th and 6th grade), we will occasionally have assignments that have rubrics specific to them, and those grades will be added in. But the short answer to all of this is - it's hard to GRADE music on a 1-100 scale, as you may imagine. I try to use the system in place to provide a little feedback on the level of participation (and thus achievement) each student shows in music class. Parent, as always, feel free to contact me at jruth@southerntioga.org if you have any questions!

11 problems MUSIC can solve!

Some of these are pretty amazing! Check it out!

http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=30649

Some thoughts on music from MLK

Practicing Piano and Recorder is FUN with Joytunes!

If you haven't heard about it, here's a great app family that is a really fun way to practice music...

http://www.joytunes.com

Joytunes offers piano apps for iPad, which can be used with a piano (the microphone hears the sounds and gives feedback and assessment and turns piano practice into a fun game!

http://parents.joytunes.com gives a good introduction into the piano maestro app.

Also, 4th grade students at Miller have been using http://www.joytunes.com/express to learn recorder note-reading and http://www.joytunes.com/master in a fun game involving using your recorder as a video game controller. (correct notes equal points earned). These websites are FREE and work with any computer that has a microphone (they work best when the student wears headphones to hear the music.)

Give these a try! If you have a fourth grader, ask them to show you what they can do using Joytunes!

New research about why music matters!

Learning to play instruments can help in many ways!...

http://m.mic.com/articles/108022/science-just-discovered-something-amazing-about-what-childhood-piano-lessons-did-to-you