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mom needs advice

Author: diane
Date: 2002-09-19 18:27

I hope no one minds posts from parents. I have a dilemma concerning my 12-yr-old daughter. She is taking piano and clarinet lessons, and (according to her teachers, not me) she is very gifted at both instruments. My question concerns the clarinet teacher, who is a university professor and whom we love. He is pressuring my daughter to "choose" an instument, saying that she cannot be progress adequately at both. He has her auditioning all over the place and she has been accepted into two youth symphonies and three youth concert bands. This pressure doesn't seem to faze her, but she is upset that he wants her to choose either piano or clarinet -- she loves both, and I feel she is too young to make this kind of decision. Is is true she needs to make a decision so early? Can't she divide her time now and make up the difference later? (She currently practices about 1-2 hours daily on each instrument.) Sorry for the length. Your input appreciated. -- Diane

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