Don wrote: > >Delivered-To: dlcwest.com-drose@dlcwest.com > >: > >>>Hi, > >>>I'm a piano teacher who can not fathom why teachers are reluctant to use > >>>quality instruments. It absolutely makes no sense, especially since it's a > >>>deductible expense. And I'll never understand why parents pay for lessons > >>>and expect kids to practice on pianos out of tune with sticking keys > either. > >>>Why is it that people are perfectly willing to buy new cars every two or > >>>three years, or RVs, but they shrink about spending money on an instrument? > >>>It's a sad statement on American cultural values. Sad indeed, but hardly a problem partcular to America. And I have often wondered if the reasons have more to do with how we view music in general. If pianos are treated like sh.. , musicians are often enough treated no better. I guess all we can do is keep on screaming. Richard Brekne > > >>Regards, > >>Don Rose > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. > > Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts > > drose@dlcwest.com > http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ > 3004 Grant Rd. > REGINA, SK > S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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