Music Lessons Options

[jerryk]

Music Lessons (critiques invited)

My father died at about my age
and I suppose I'll follow him before long.
A violinist with a major symphony

orchestra, he practiced for hours before
performances. When I was eight
he tutored me on the violin until

we could play Vivaldi for Two Violins
together. If my beat was off a bit, he would
slow down or speed up.

I still hear his voice, coaching me
in his native Austrian: fis! bis!
the German terms for flats and sharps.

Mother would settle in her favorite
chair and listen to us play Arcangelo Corelli.
In her presence I played flawlessly.