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I think I am finally coming to the conclusion that I am a worry wort! Not that I turn everything into a big drama or anything, but I seem to want to know every little thing about things and can't seem...
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D - I can understand it, but I am sure that other children have undertaken this and not starved yet! When my dd was doing Tennis at her old school, all the kids doing tennis had to meet in one spot...
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"I am sure that other children have undertaken this and not starved yet!" Yep - I was one of them. Although I was somewhat of an extremist and had a different instrument every day of the week From...
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Your both right of course. I did tell DD on the way to school this morning, that they were at lunch time. She said that was ok, as she had all the other days to play with her friends and really wanted...
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Does anyone have an opinion on solo lessons and group lessons. The group keyboard lessons at school are small groups, but for an extra $3 I can get the same guy that comes to my neighbours house. He...
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I am a huge fan of solo lessons if the intention is to learn music. As an introduction I'm sure group lessons would be a bit of fun, though personally I'd go for one on one lessons after school. I...
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Thanks for that Al. My gut has always said one on one, which is why I looked at that for Violin. I think I might talk to my neighbour about the teacher who comes to her house and teachers her 8 year...
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Going one on one also means that you can do it in your own time instead of adding something extra into dd's already very busy school day.
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Oh, that makes me miss Belgium again. Music education in Belgium is free or income tested!!! Every suburb has a music school that caters for kids starting from 5 or 6 through to pensioners. You need...
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What a great program Lin! Apparantly dd has a chance to learn the trumpet next year at school - the lessons are free, they loan us an instrument and all I have to buy is the book. She's really keen so...
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"Music education in Belgium is free or income tested" Oh that is very cool! I'm trying to get something like that happening in our community, Lin. We currently have funding for community development...
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The good thing about the system in Belgium is that it encourages some sort of continuity. It takes at least 5 years to get any good at playing any instrument. I don't believe that you're more likely...
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You do realise I really want to move to Belgium now! How awesome is that music programme. My Nana (Mum's side) was a concert pianist. The man she had a fling/affair with that produced Mum, was also a...
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Haven't read through all the replies, but at our kids school they actually eat their lunch 15 minutes before the bell goes for them to go outside (if that makes sense), so they actually eat lunch...
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No such luck Michelle. I talked to DD's teacher yesterday and the lessons are from 12.50 to 1.35. Lunch is 12.50 to 1.45, so DD would have to have lunch "after" the lesson, which both the teacher and...
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