"I have learned that there lies dormant in the souls of all men a penchant for some particular musical instrument, and an unsuspecting yearning to play on it, that are bound to wake up and demand attention some day."
--Mark Twain
Lovely quote. But you must read the whole story: "A Touching Story of George Washington's Boyhood."
Here are some more quotations about music by Mark Twain: twainquotes
On a more serious note, she gave me a copy of this article on the Music Making and Wellness Project, about the benefits of group keyboard lessons for seniors.
2 comments:
That is a neat story.
I especially liked the part where music was "an unwholesome influence" on him".
And I've heard some players audition for our orchestra that made me lose the will to live, too. :)
Thanks, Melissa, for reading the story! I thought it was so funny, though, of course, we all play better than that now. :-)
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