In a message dated 99-01-26 05:03:49 EST, you write: << Z! I always point out that the kids who learn on these piano shaped objects do so in spite of the piano ,not because of it!! Mark Bolsius ---------- >> I am one of those kids that learned to play in spite of the instrument I had to practice on. In fact, the first couple of years I didn't even have a piano, just a tiny electronic chord organ with keys about 1/3 normal size. The whole thing could sit in my lap. When I did get a piano, it cost $25, we had no idea it needed to be tuned, and our idea of "improving" it was applying an antiquing kit to the exterior. Even then, I was my own piano "tech" fixing things with glue or whatever I could lay my hands on. The point is: I Did learn how to play the piano, quite well actually. However, I sometimes wonder at how good I could have been had my parents the income to furnish me with an adequate instrument and more than a couple of yrs of lessons with the pastor's wife. I was one of those kids who would have learned inspite of any setbacks. I went on to major in music and teach part time at a small private college. In this day and age I am sure there are families who really cannot afford adequate instruments or instruction for their children. What a shame. Karen Johnson Rochester, MN ptg associate
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