Klarinet Archive - Posting 001327.txt from 1997/08

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: (no subject)
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 20:43:35 -0400

My early musical education

I was born in Edmonton, Alberta (Western Canada).

I remember that in our home, there was always music.
My older brother played violin. My older sister and younger brother
played piano.

Every time I asked my Father when I would get a violin, he would say,
"When the traveler comes around."

I didn't know at the time that "the traveler" meant a travelling
salesman that had a catalogue and one would order this or that for the
store. My father had a clothing store.
I guess that is how my older brother got his violin.

Years later, when I was a professional, I asked my Mother, "Ma, why
didn't I get lessons in Edmonton?"

She said" Because when you were little, you used to go the piano with a
hammer and bang on the keys, so we assumed that you're not musical".

So- Parents, if you have a piano in the house, hide the hammers!

The rest of the story another time.

By the way, my siblings never became musicians.

Avrahm Galper
University of Toronto
Royal Conservatory of Music