Sudah atau Belum? (Already or Not Yet?)

I came home rather late after meeting a friend who visited London for a short period of time. I rarely (…very rare) go out and arrive late not welcoming home my boy from school. Luckily, today I had a family willing to be home and babysitting my boy. So I could pick up my daughter from school and took her to see my friend.

At home, I asked my boy if he practiced playing the piano earlier, and he said yes. I tried to convince myself, I asked him again with the additional question words in Bahasa, “sudah atau belum? (already or not yet?)” He nodded and replied “su-dah”. I was happy that he could easily and steadily maintain the contact whilst replying, but I was still not convinced. So I asked his father, and he confirmed the little one’s answer and added that it was actually by his own will. I felt surprised and relieved that I continued asking him what he practiced? In his broken words, he said, “(Czerny) 42, 44, 47, Bourree, Lullaby (Canción para dormir una muñeca), and Ballade.” His father told me to ask him practice again and to sit with him, but I disagree. I am proud that my boy has the understanding to practice by himself, without being asked. I don’t need to ruin his responsibility, mature feeling by asking him to practice again. I think he did well, really well.

Welldone, son. I am proud of you.

#specialneeds #piano #classicalmusic #Czerny #ABRSM #grade4