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Sued for malpractice?

American Music Teacher

| December 01, 2001 | Wheeler, Dale | COPYRIGHT 2001 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

Imagine picking up your daily newspaper and reading this 'headline and subsequent copy: "Runner-up in the Prestigious XYZ International Piano Competition Sues Former Teacher for Malpractice. Twenty-three-year-old pianist John Keybanger filed suit in district court yesterday claiming his current teacher, Betty Laissez-Faire, did not adequately prepare him technically and emotionally for the rigors of the recent competition held in Tumbleweed. He alleges his loss to Susan Gossamer Fingers was, in large part, due to willful neglect on the part of his teacher. Keybanger claims that, among other things, Laissez-Faire failed to insist he practice the Hanon `Exercises' in all ...

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