F Minus by Tony Carrillo for April 20, 2024

Yes—Elise was very strict!!

Chop those sticks!

So that’s why our neighbors kid is just playing scales and arpeggios on the piano…

Hope you’re using a number 2 piano.

Striving for excellence in mediocrity.

Now tell us about the keys to success.

“No Child Left Behind” mostly means “No Child Gets Ahead” either.

If you can pass the test, then you can play the piano. Doing away with the test is just removing responsibility from the teacher.

That’s exactly what happened in our schools……not to learn anything, just past the test. They have succeeded.

The notes were not flat and her technique is sharp.

The standardized tests omit the heart and soul of art.

wow, that’s exactly the approach to teaching english in japan… ☺

And to memorize one or two show tunes to look really really cool, but slightly annoying, at piano bars.