This may belong on another site, but I'll give it a whirl. Daughter= 7th grade. Wanted to quit piano lessons up until 5th grade. Now, she likes piano lessons, probably because it is getting a bit harder, and also now is involved with choir, guitar, and cello, with a bit of percussion mixed in. She wants to get more,and even has started crying before about me not allowing her to purchase a trumpet, trombone, etc. But back to the piano, she is playing Moonlight Sonata and Maple Leaf Rag on her own, while her lessons are only providing an abriged and simplified versions of those songs. She never practices those songs during the week, but still performs pretty well at the lessons. So her time at home is comprised of creating original compositions, figuring out and arranging songs of choice (without sheet music), and playing songs that she got the sheet music from from other sources. She LOVES soundtracks, and not the songs with words, just the ones without words. She has been teased about this before, and is starting to feel ashamed. She has expressed that she wants to compose soundtracks when she grows up, and some of her idols are john williams, hans zimmer, klaus badelt, and the list goes on and on. (these are all composers of movie music). But a problem she also said is that she wants to be a scientist, lawyer, doctor, anthropologist, author, and just about every other thing that you can think of, and thinks attending Juilliard might conflict with that. Any suggestions? Sorry for the long post.....
Last edited by Bassetlover; 03/22/09 07:38 PM.
