On Thursday, January 4, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Sheila Moses wrote:
My thirteen year old daughter loves playing the piano and has been taking lessons for in excess of five years, now. She seems to me to be very talented
and others have agreed. She is currently enrolled in a School of the Arts for middle school academis and development of her talents on the keyboard.
I've given her all of the support I know how to give, but neither I nor her father really know whether we've done all we're supposed to do to ensure she has what it takes or makes the proper contacts to have a career in music. I wonder if this will be done automatically by the school's administration, or is there something more we should be doing as parents. We've invested a great
deal of money on piano lessons, and she really seems to have a genuine interest,
so I hope she's on the right track.
Where can she go from here? What are the opportunities in the field of classical music, or other piano music? What steps should we take to ensure she is on the right track.
If you still have a need for advice, I'd be happy to say a few words offline. James Boyk, Pianist in Residence, Caltech 1974-2004; Lecturer in Music in Electrical Engineering, Caltech, 1979-2004. Write boyk[at]caltech[dot]edu .
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