Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 12-06-18 19:30 <=-

At least I got the weak and ridiculous part if not
the right composer.

You were in good company, anyway... :) One doesn't expect that of Beethoven... ;)

I don't know of any composer who turned out only
good stuff. The Op.52 were actually written in
his youth in the 18th century, despite the number
apparently putting them weii into the 1800s.
That's what you get for letting publishers do
shenanigans.

Or what happens when the publishers DO shenanigans... ;)

We never went past that first book, but I believe that just learning
that she could make music herself was a personal satisfaction... I don't know how far she progressed with reading words, but just being able to
do it some was an achievement.... :)

A sense of personal accomplishment is pretty
important and something that escapes many musicians
of considerable attainments.

It always was something that I tried to impart to my students... no
matter what level they were at... :)

Which is why I was less than an effective teacher.

The other thing I tried to impart was the idea of making music, not just playing notes... :) Never did teach anyone beyond a lower intermediate
level, but I did have students that learned to enjoy making music at
whatever level...

Dollar value being the commonest metric of
importance these days, which is a shame.

Indeed.

Which has something to do with music's plight
as well.

Sadly true...

And the dumbing down of repertoire can't
help, with people wanting to be served only
meatballs.

Or the equivalent... yup....

ttyl neb

... ...And the celery stalked out of the kitchen.

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