Christopher stated that he wasn't feeling well when it was time for his lesson. I encouraged him to take the lesson because it is considered an "easy" lesson - learning the five questions before playing any piece of music answers the main question - "Where do I put my hands?" On our last lesson we were only able to do two with an introduction to the third question. I mentioned to him that every student has a problem at this stage with focus and concentration, however, in order for him to be able to answer the "easy" questions, focus and concentration is the only method. He then focused and concentrated. By the end of our lesson he was able to answer every question correctly. He thought it was "kinda fun". We then approached learning rhythm values substituting people's names in syllables for the rhythm value. Chris - to - pher is the dotted half note which receives three beats. He seemed to focus and concentrate much more easily on this task. I hope he has seen the value of focus and concentration, it pays off. Piano instruction is valuable in correcting people's attention span. This lesson made him feel confident. We went slowly. We cheered him on when he answered correctly and encouraged him to get the right answer otherwise we would have to do more work until he was able to master the activity. Very proud of Christopher... He wasn't feeling well, doubted himself, and by the end of the lesson he felt empowered.