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Just try that a little bit from the opening was and
you know think a little more in cut time maybe then in four four.
It's been very interesting trying to work with students through the quarantine time.
Everybody's equipment and internet connections have a lot to do with what
they're selling like to me what I'm selling like to them and
that's been difficult for all of us, but with one of my students, it has not had to
be online Unlike zoom lessons, because when he came home his teacher was there.
And of course that student is my son Peter.
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I started playing an instrument when I was four years old.
I loved performing and playing for people and playing with people.
I was always something I really enjoyed, but I hated practicing.
They would always be on my case every single day like did you practice did you
practice?
And the answer was usually no.
And they knew that because they could Could hear me.
>> Through all that time,
it wasn't apparent that he was really going to want to do this long term.
We thought he was going to go into coding, into computer science,
which he started to do.
>> I went to WPI, Worcester Polytechnic Institute for computer science.
While I was there, I was part of the brass ensemble,
the concert band and the jazz band.
I had come to the realization over the course of that year that
When I was playing music because I wanted to not because my parents wanted me to
that it was something that I really, really loved.
And so it was at that point that I decided I wanted to major in music
When Peter transferred to be you, this really was the first time we were going
to be working together, not just as father and son, but now as teacher and
pupil, at that time I was also his advisor, and his chamber music coach.
I mean Wow, dad.
Hello.
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>> We always from day one made sure that But
it was really clear that we weren't gonna make the separation in lessons.
I wanted him to treat me like any other student.
>> I feel like you're just a bit of a hurry.
Let it come.
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Yeah, like that, yeah that was really, really nice.
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>> He is very, very encouraging, very kind, very empathetic.
That's something that I've always really loved about him as
a teacher >> And
I have to say even the teacher student relationship with Peter
>> As a father and
a son, he's made it really, really easy.
It's not unheard of for a young person to kind of discount their parents advice.
It's dad, but Peter has always treated me with professional respect.
>> Growing up, he's always been the person that I look up to
the sound that I want to imitate when I.
I'm playing and over the years more and more people have told me that I'm starting
to sound like him even in my playing which is the greatest compliment I could get.
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>> Even though at some point we know we will have to let him go,
it actually is nice having everybody here together going through the situation.
Together.
And we're all here.
And if we if we want to play some duets or
practice some orchestral excerpts together, we can do that.
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>> Growing up all the way through elementary, middle high school,
I was always really, really close with my mom.
My dad was at work all day.
And so I loved him.
Don't get me wrong, but I just didn't spend a lot of time with him.
And so, since getting to be
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I've gotten so much closer with my dad.
And now I would say he's one of my best friends.
>> My hopes for Peter going forward are that he finds fulfillment in
what he does because I have been able to do it in music.
Certainly there's the deep down hope that maybe we could play
together in the Boston.
Pops up.
My goodness.
I mean what that just not be the most awesome thing.
As we know in this situation, nothing is given to this world, but
I'm confident he's got a good head on his shoulders.
He's a young man of faith that isn't going to be shaken And I think
he's got the wrong view in mind.
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