Vanessa listened to the monotonous plunk of the keys as Annie ground
out “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
She might have good hands, but so far Vanessa hadn’t seen her put them to good use.
Potential, Vanessa thought as she tried to smile her encouragement.
Surely there was some potential buried there somewhere.
Unfinished Business
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Finding True Love: Helping Your Kid Choose The Right Instrument
If it's a "love match," the kid is more likely to stick with it. That's
not to say that every day will be easy, of course — but if the child
enjoys the sound and feeling of playing the instrument, all the better.
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“Mmm.” Sympathetic, Vanessa stroked her hair. “And what do you want to play?”
“Stuff like Madonna sings. You know, good stuff. Stuff like you hear on the radio.”
She slanted Vanessa a look. “My other teacher said that’s not real music.”
“All music is real music. We could make a deal.”
Suspicion lighted in Annie’s pale eyes. “What kind of deal?”
“You practice an hour every day on your finger exercises and the lesson I give you.” She ignored Annie’s moan. “And I’ll buy some sheet music. One of Madonna’s songs. I’ll teach you to play it.”
Annie’s sulky mouth fell open. “For real?”
“For real. But only if you practice every day, so that when you come next week I see an improvement.”
“All right!” For the first time in nearly an hour, she grinned, nearly blinding Vanessa with her braces.
Unfinished Business
