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Helping hands.(concerts)

American Music Teacher

| April 01, 2006 | Kautsky, Catherine | COPYRIGHT 2006 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

One day, two years ago, buoyed by the thought of a few successful performances at retirement homes, I applied for a grant to do community outreach performances with my piano studio at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My proposal, like most proposals, was a fantasy item. I wanted a grad assistant; I said that we would travel all over the state; I claimed that we'd find collaborators across the university. And most daringly of all, I maintained that my students would actually like all the extra work these concerts entailed and come begging for more.

This story has a happy ending. It all came true, and my guess is that the same could happen, with possible ...

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