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Notes from a musician's journal.(Marking Time)(Personal account)

American Music Teacher

| August 01, 2008 | Greer, Amy | COPYRIGHT 2008 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

The other day Stephen arrived for his before-school lesson. "What' s new?" I greeted him as l poured myself a cup of coffee. "Well, I'm conducting an experiment," he replied, "I'm trying to see how many superstitions are actually true." "Oh. So what superstition are you testing today?" I asked. "I am testing to see if it is really true that when a black cat crosses in front of you it's bad luck." "How's it going?" "Well, there seems to be a shortage of black cats."

Such inquisitiveness and curiosity is a delight, but rare. What is much more typical is the message I received today on my studio voice mail:

"Hello Miss Amy. This is Jonathon. You know how ...

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