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American Music Teacher

| June 01, 2003 | Pieffer, Phyllis I. | COPYRIGHT 2003 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

If you are like me, some days, we can't help but wonder why we have chosen teaching as a profession, especially when the fifth student in a row comes into the studio saying, "I really had a rough week--two midterms plus my basketball team lost the district championship." And you know the student has not touched his or her instrument all week.

Consider this answer from the Music Teacher Society from Auckland, New Zealand: "Why does the piccolo profession like music that's full of "viol" practices, confirmed "lyres", old "fiddles" and "bass" desires? For the "lute", of course!"

We certainly did not join the teaching ranks for the "lute!"

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