I have an 11-yr-old viola student who does no practice. This irks me.
Me [without any hope]: Have you done any practice?
Girl [enthusiastically]: Uh-huh! And I went through the whole book and found the pieces I want to play.
Me [nearly falling over with shock]: Wow. Which one first?
The girl picked out the first acceptable one in the book, a duo by Bartok. Bartok's name and dates (1881 - 1945) are written at the top right of the piece.
Girl: He was really old.
Me: You think so? How old was he?
Girl [awed]: 121.
Me: ummm... try that again.
Girl: 82. 20. [tries a few other numbers].
Me: Well, nothing to 45 is 45. What's 100 minus 81?
Girl: oh... um... [eventually] 19. Oh! So 45 plus 19... 68.
Me: Ah, try 45 plus 20 minus 1
Girl: 65. 64! Wow. He was really young.
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