“Maybe you should try the marimba.”
It was a statement, not a question.
My music teacher was exasperated with my piano lessons. The teacher believed the piano was not for me.
The marimba, which is unfairly labelled as an oversized xylophone, utilises only one scale versus the piano’s two, which made it easier to teach.
I got the hang of the mallets in no time, and my music improved.
Like most students, I played in a recital before I graduated high school. My music teacher gifted me a cheap plastic bust of Mozart, which I treasure to this day.
I never saw my music teacher again.
How I very much regret for not ever thanking her.
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