Our keyboard jam sessions a becoming a bit of a regular event at the moment. We have figured out a good set up where Ashton can really get into his groove and he holds nothing back!Today he was really excited to explore the percussion sounds on the keyboard. (Instead of it playing the standard sounds of each note, each key will make the sound of a percussion instrument.) He really seemed to notice the fact that each key was playing a different sound as you explored the whole keyboard, moving up and down the keys. He would play a series of sounds in from of him and the use the other hand to play another lot of keys.
At one point Ashton seemed as though he was even pulling a little bit of a song together as he would play a set of sounds then sit back and make a sound (sounding something like singing) and then proceed to lean back in to play another series of sounds. He repeated this pattern for
some time all the while conveying a mixture of excitement and concentration on his face.
During one of Ashton's breaks in the jam session he happened to spot his row of teddies up on the couch. Although this didn't stop Asthon from wanting to play the keyboard, he couldn't keep his eye off his toys. So I brought the toys down to sit on the keyboard so that he could do a concert for them. He really seemed to respond to having an audience and all of a sudden his playing became quite intense with his whole body getting into his playing, his legs kicking, his head swaying, his squeals more intense! It was like he was really putting on a concert for his toys! A moment I will remember and cherish for quite some time, it was definitely a Kodak moment . . . if those still exist ;o)
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