"I have both an electric and acoustic instrument. The electric was used exclusively this summer. At the end of the summer, I couldn't wait to get back to the acoustic instrument. The electric instrument's sound came at you...the acoustic's enveloped you. There was absolutely NO comparison." ---Dan Hallett, RPT I agree totally, at the best an electronic instrument will emulate an acoustic instrument. The computer chip hasn't been made that will replace a fine piano. What does the future hold? I don't know, and neither do you. Maybe we'll make pianos of other materials in the future (the more likely prospect is that we will grow more trees, they do grow you know). Lighten up and work with what you've got. Myself, I just spent the last few hours signing up three new piano students. Two of them will use electronic keyboards to start, but they all know that if they go very far they will want an acoustic piano. I know I have spoken much heresy about this issue over the past few days, but the fact is this: if some of those kids don't start on an electric instrument, they won't start. I've got those children in the door and I'll teach them music. NOT just a few hymns and the Star Spangled Banner, but MUSIC! Of course how far they go is up to them, I've got students who started on keyboards and are now playing Chopin Nocturnes, Joplin's Rags, and Copeland's Preludes. If they develop bad habits during the process, that's because they are kids and I will do my best to fix them because I am a teacher. I do not buy this NONSENSE that a child who starts on a keyboard will not be able to play, just go ahead and tell me that the sky isn't blue either. Emotional rant over for now. <g> Mitch Ruth www.childrensmusicassociation.com _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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