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Word: learner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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Teacher Gabriel's bag is full of such tricks. To a moppet who finally manages to play a piece correctly, Gabriel will award a slip of paper with the announcement: "I confer on you the degree of Doctor of the D Major Scale." A bored learner may be allowed to peck out scales with his nose, or play a piece blindfolded, or standing on one leg. Gabriel students also play musical Truth or Consequences, in which one penalty is standing on the head to sing God Bless America. Gabriel sometimes reverses the lesson, plays student to the pupil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Piano Lessons Can Be Fun | 9/10/1951 | See Source »

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