We also recorded Lydia’s harp recital piece in the morning. Later in the week Abe made a hard rule that Lydia had to do her 70 minutes of harp practice by noon five days a week without me nagging her, and he told her that if she doesn’t do this we will sell her new harp. That made all the difference in the world because as soon as Lydia feels fully responsible for her instrument, she does everything she needs to on her own. I don’t know how the dynamic ever shifts out of that mode, but this day and the day before were dominated by trying to get Lydia to practice her harp. It was really emotionally difficult for her and me, and I am so grateful Abe figured out a good solution.
Here is a video of Lydia playing that her teacher requested: