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Adult piano students say and do the darndest things.

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I remember Art Linkletter’s show, “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” which made me think of a few adult piano students and their hauntingly memorable words. Yesterday, for example, I was forewarned by a 70-year old pupil, that I should expect a call from her during the night about the key of “F# minor.” What impending… Continue reading Adult piano students say and do the darndest things.

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Adult Piano Student Themes and Issues

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Thoughts about the adults I so dearly teach…

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Are Adult Piano Students Stigmatized?

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Here are riveting quotes from two adult students: The Italics are my emphasis. 1) “I feel like I’m in the adult student ghetto, where much latitude is given and few results are expected. We’re all supposed to be doing it ‘for fun.’ In a way, of course, that’s right. But in another way, if we… Continue reading Are Adult Piano Students Stigmatized?