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[sisters]

Haha, I guess that's that then.

( nobody likes his piano-moving idea!! we'll see... but he brightens up at the offer for her to show kamo-kun, knowing that they're like a sponge for any kind of knowledge. he's already halfway out of his seat by the time she's finished, making his way over to kamo-kun's spot to peer at their supposed hammers... no he does not know how pianos work, he is also going to learn. )

But I'm fine with that idea. Why don't you give it a try, Kamo-kun?

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Okay.

[ They take Amami's wrist and drags him back to the other side, though, making him sit down first and then they're sitting on his lap like they're 5 and not 15. ]

Ergonomics. Can you show me again? The song you were just playing.

[ This time they'll watch her fingers, the notes, the fingering. ]

[heroicpolonaise]

[they sure are close... maybe "tarou-nii" isn't just for show after all.

regardless of her passing thought, kaede brightens up and lays her fingers delicately on the keys again, careful not to press just yet, and shows them first how to pose their hands; it's not with the whole finger, but the tip that pianist play. it's why they don't have long nails.]

Sure! Though I definitely don't expect you to be able to be able to play it, at least not off the bat. It is one of his easier songs at least.

[things take time, and practice... but she'll still play for them, and they can see how she lightens her touch on softer parts, how she strikes harder on louder ones, feel the shift of her legs as she uses the pedals as if part of her body -- she'll play as many loops as they'd like, to absorb it all.

what's most important for pianists, they can learn, is the flexibility of the hand, how her fingers seem to elongated to press the notes she needs, with ease and precision, enabling her a control on the sounds she produces.]

[sisters]

( oh, charmed. super charmed. amami's lit up like a star at that, lightly resting his chin on the top of kamo-kun's head as they watch kaede run through the notes over again — and he's sure they'll be able to capture every detail of it from this side. as for amami, it's all greek to him; music really is another language, and it's not one he's particularly practiced in either. for all he appreciates kaede's deft movements, there's little he actually absorbs from watching beyond the soft sound of her playing. it's nice though. )

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[ It's nice because it's Kaede still playing, npckun drumming their fingers in time with hers as they watch her go through the motions, committing those keystrokes to memory and all those finer details of hers are things they'll have to sprinkle on top after the fact. Fingers arched, knuckles flat, scales crossing at the middle or ring fingers, their hands are small so if they can't reach an octave both at the same time then a quick jump from one key to the next is okay too as long as it's only that split second's difference. Piano... is hard. You have to be exact, hitting the right keys with the right timing with the right pressure, you have to be able to think ahead and improvise if necessary, and do all of that with TWO HANDS.

Kaede doesn't even have to look. ]

Akamatsu-san, you're incredible.

[ But they want to learn too, so after they shake off being mesmerized, they place their hands on the keyboard an octave apart from Kaede's, moving only their right hand despite both being on the keyboard but it's because the right hand carries the melody and that's what they need to feel out first, humming the notes under their breath and if it doesn't match the sound of the key they hit they're able to adjust and try again. ]

[heroicpolonaise]

Oh, no, I just... spent a lot of time playing piano, that's all.

[a singleminded devotion that threatens her health if she isn't careful, that definitely cost her plenty growing up as she preferred notes and scores and the reflective tones of the piano beneath her fingertips. but kaede is still happy they want to try, because many people just sort of

stop

once they see her, they don't want to go any further once they see what she has to offer (there's no way they could match up to that, after all, why bother,) so this is pleasant and nice and she'll take her right hand off the melody to let them find the right flow, adjusting slightly so she can play the base harmony a little closer to their own octave.

it should be a little easier, since chopin's works pair that way.]

[sisters]

( ohhh yes!! look at these two! they are having fun and being talented and getting along... together. two of amami's favourite people! it's easy to tell how pleased he is with this turn of events, fond and warm and definitely excited to see kamo-kun give it their best try. kaede may be worried by the prospect of discouraging others, but really, from amami's perspective? )

If you learn from Akamatsu-san, I'm sure you could become pretty impressive yourself, y'know.

( it's about the only comment he has while they begin to find their melody, and he's careful to phrase it without putting too much weight on kaede either — kamo-kun is sharp, and self-taught in most things. while he's sure she wouldn't mind sparing some lessons for them, he doesn't think it's beyond kamo-kun to learn quite a bit just from watching either. )

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[ They're also quiet, thinking that if they talk they're going to lose focus on their fingers and mess up, slow and stumbling as their playing is. Let them get to the end of the melody...

npckun lifts their hands off the keys and just sits for a second, before looking up at Kaede. ]

Are you good at teaching music?

[ Playing and teaching are sort of different. It'd be like asking them to explain woodworking when it's something they just... do. ]

[heroicpolonaise]

[at least it isn't too embarrassing to be complimented on the side like that, implied as it is... she watches them as they focus, thinks of herself when she was younger and only a beginner -- when she simply liked to play, lose herself in the fun of making sound, and starts a little at the question.]

I've never taught anyone before, but I don't think I'd be bad at it. It isn't like I became a pianist overnight, either.

[she had teachers she learned technique from, practice pieces and concert etiquette. kaede can take how she was instructed and apply it here.]

So I'd be happy to teach you a few things, Kamo-kun, if you'd like to learn.

[sisters]

( oh? maybe it's about the passive faith then — though amami's not too concerned with his social skills right about now, more intent on the slow melody that kamo-kun plays as they experiment. his expression brightens tenfold once they pause, because in his opinion that's quite a lot better than he'd have been able to do just from watching and testing and trying, but he's happy to see them getting along too. )

It's up to you, but if you do end up trying, I think I'd like to hear you play some time.

( wants to hear how much they grow between now and when he loses that chance. )