Comments on: >Practice, practice, practice

By: Carol Edwards

Carol Edwards — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:06:10 +0000

>Ooh,I wish I had a parent who played Mozart and Chopin and we'd had a baby grand as my listening fort.

I took lessons and practiced with reluctance both piano and violin. Painful to recall, but I learned reams about music and have strengthened my enjoyment of it, although I never became at all proficient.

By: Louise Brueggemann

Louise Brueggemann — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:08:29 +0000

>I loved "The Spinning Song" – and lucky for me, I never felt forced to play the piano. When my piano lessons were stopped for a while due to a move, I taught myself, picking up a lot of bad habits along the way. I am now lucky enough to have my father's Steinway baby grand, and like him, wish that I could find the time to practice. One of my fondest memories is sitting on the floor under the piano while he played Chopin and Mozart.

By: Patrick Milne

Patrick Milne — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:17:32 +0000

>I was placed in piano lessons very early in life and loathed them. One thing I remember my parents telling me was how much they wished they could sit down and play which seemed insane at the time. Why would anyone voluntarily spend hours practicing the piano? I quit as soon as I could. Twenty years later, it's one of my biggest regrets. I have a goal to go back to it as soon as I can afford lessons on my own again.

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By: B Ready to Read

B Ready to Read — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:20:50 +0000

>Ah, Tiger Mom. Just another variation on an theme of Pageant Mom, Stage Mom, Cheerleader Mom, Soccer Mom. Folks trying to live the childhood they never had or wanted more of. Yikes. What has happened to playing outside or just hanging around reading books upside down on the couch? Hmmm?

By: chelle

chelle — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:44:11 +0000

>I can STILL play the Spinning Song (well, the start of it). I even soloed with it in church… Unfortunately, that was the peak of my talent.

By: Roger Sutton

Roger Sutton — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:14:33 +0000

>I can't remember if it's in John Thompson Book Two or Three, but Spinning Song was in the outer limits of my repertoire. Doesn't it feature in one of Phyllis Naylor's Alice books?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:42:57 +0000

>I gave up on piano lessons before I made it to Spinning Song. I *still* feel like all the cool kids got to play it.

By: Roger Sutton

Roger Sutton — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:54:49 +0000

>Well, the heroine is twelve and has a tough time. Would the cold shower be bracing or off-putting to your daughter? In either case, I think she (and many kids) would enjoy the immersion into such an intense setting.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:47:40 +0000

>Would Four Seasons be appropriate for our 10 year old daughter who dreams of Julliard, and is still in the practicing stage? Or is it better for those looking back at those dreams?