"miss bergin...
today you look so beautiful"
are those SHELLS IN YOUR EARS?"
can we PLEASE meet a new instrument today???"
can I use a tissue?"
can I show you what happened to my finger/knee/leg/arm?"
this is HARD/EASY/FUN/FAST!!!"
where is Maria Theresia (my classical guitar)?"
where is Joni (my steel string guitar)?"
can we call the piano Frank?"
can we all play Cecilia (the ornate wooden auto-harp) again?"
can we sing in choir in mass tomorrow?"
can I tell you about how my dad used to play guitar when he was young and he was really good at it and he wanted to be a famous guitar player someday and then he decided he needed to......"
-- things children said in class without raising hands today
and the most important thing to know...just moments before the student asked to call the piano Frank, I had decided, the room told me, his name was George. And he is my friend.
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