The First Violin Concert

 I liked the violin and my son enjoyed the guitar. Classical music was the common theme that we explored together. 

Even after taking guitar lessons since he was six and being reasonably good at it, I still told him he could play the violin and be good at it too. What mattered, was that he be good at it. 

It was sheer joy to watch 130 students of the fifth and sixth grade from Transit Middle School, Williamsville NY in a Winter Concert at the Williamsville South High School. This was the first in-person concert in two years, abiding by the norms of the pandemic.

This was my son's first violin concert -- a memorable one to say the least. He has performed many guitar recitals for the Amherst School of Guitar which he thoroughly enjoys, of course. 

Here are some videos for you:

Oats, Peas and Beans https://youtu.be/O31bNhJpEKQ

Reuben and Rachel, William Gooch https://youtu.be/ix7GSw0dtF0

Majestic March https://youtu.be/Ow-Icn7x-TA

Jolly Old St Nicholas https://youtu.be/ljAwsQbdujk

Up on the housetop https://youtu.be/bfwhI2JP0g8

Please do hear the music and let us know what you think.

Practicing "Deck The Halls" for the Holiday Concert hosted by the Amherst School of Guitar

Practicing Jingle Bells for the Online Holiday Concert organized by the Amherst School of Guitar

Lesson For Two Lutes, Anonymous. Guitar Recital for the ASG

Preparing the Halloween costume. Guess what it is?

 

Honorable Mention at NYState Archives Student Research Awards

 My project on "Why the Choctaw language was used for communication in World War 1" won an Honorable Mention from the NY State Archives Student Research Awards. 

Tutorial on how to draw Piglins

 Piglins are pig- like mobs from the game of Minecraft. They inhabit a dimension called the Nether, in specific biomes. They love gold, and think all of it is theirs. They are equipped with either golden swords or crossbows, and will attack the player unless he or she is equipped with at least one golden piece of armor. Players can barter with them using gold ingots for items. The Piglin “inspects” the ingot for 6-8 seconds before dropping a random item. They also have other forms, such as the Hoglin. The Hoglin is a warthog-like mob. Piglins have a random chance to make a decision to hunt Hoglins.  Hoglins do not attack piglins unless provoked. Hoglins and Piglins both have baby variants! The baby piglin is a passive mob, and will not attack the player. However, when a player tries to barter with a baby piglin, it steals the gold ingot and runs away. It still inspects the ingot also. Baby Piglins ride and play with baby Hoglins. If there are more baby Piglins that Hoglins, the Piglins may stack onto a hoglin. 

In this tutorial, I provide step-by-step instructions on how to draw piglins.