What is this instrument?

Yesterday Trinity and the String Academy (which rents church space for its lessons) co-sponsored a family discovery concert, aimed at introducing the children's choir set to begin in a couple of weeks.  Music is an important part of the ministry at Trinity, and the plan/hope is to use this new choir and similar programs to bring more young families into the church.  So the concert began with group singing, then the director and one artist from the string school introduced the violin and cello with some great playing.  Next Randy did a rap (which he would tell you wasn't really a rap) as I demonstrated what the organ can do.  Phase three was the instrument petting zoo, a chance for the children, with supervision, to touch and play the various stringed instruments and organ.  In the fellowship hall craft stations allowed them to make a shaker or tambourine or to decorate a foam violin.  Or course, cookies added to the festivities.  And prizes for visiting all the stations, as evidenced by collecting a sticker at each one.

E&K brought the children; what fun to see es singing, clapping, running up to sit by the organ.  She has a wonderful sense of music already, much as her aunt Sarah did at an early age.