Week 1
The theatre — a play, the whole family
Family Season
Our city. Our evenings. Our music.
1. Theme of the month
November
Culture Month
How it went
What of all we saw did we want to see again?
— At the theatre Yulia sat on the edge of her seat through act one and begged for a programme at the interval. — Dad fell asleep at the ballet, and now that is the one thing everybody remembers. — We listened to the organ in the dark: Roma said the walls were shaking. — On the last evening we played it together — third try, but all the way through.
2. Weeks of the month4 weeks – three halls and a stage of our own
Week 2
Ballet: the first time in our lives
Week 3
A concert: the philharmonic or an organ
Week 4
Playing it ourselves: guitar and piano
Our goal for the month
Go where we never go, and play something of our own at the end of the month.
3. Personal storylinesOur own goals and how they are going
Dad
Project:Got the guitar out
Half an hour in the evenings, starting with the old chords
Progress
My goal this month:Play the accompaniment without stumbling
Mum
Project:Back at the piano
Half an hour while the house is empty: scales and one piece
Progress
My goal this month:Play it with Dad at the end of the month
Roma
Project:Reading up the play
I read about it and tell everyone on the way to the theatre
Progress
My goal this month:Tell them before it starts, not after
Yulia
Project:Working out ballet
What it is about and who is who — so I watch and understand
Progress
My goal this month:Know the story before act one
4. How our family felt
- Good
- Okay
- Bad
| Who | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Ideas for next month
— A month of films: one a week, each of us picks their evening. — A day trip to the next town, with no plan. — Bake something difficult together, from one recipe. — A month with no screens in the evening — let us see what we do instead.