One of my highlights this recital was that each student played at least one piece that they arranged themselves! Of course, I love arranging hymns, but to pass that love onto my students is surreal! They did a fantastic job!

With a music recital, there must be a little more musical flair, right? I did a little more decorating this time than usual (big thank-you to my sisters and others who helped — I’m not a natural decorator!).
My sister, Elizabeth, spent hours on our cake. I didn’t get to see it until after recital and, like every recital, was so happy with it. 🙂

My younger sister and aspiring artist decorated the chalk board (I should’ve gotten a close-up but was snapping pictures quickly).

And then musical centerpieces. Simple. But cute.

And everyone’s favorite — paper chains! I remember spending hours as a kid making paper chains from colorful construction paper. Little did I know that technique would be cute as a recital decoration later!

Special thanks to several sisters for snapping pictures for me during recital!

What have you been up to this week?