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Barry Berman

private lessons here i come

November 27, 2005 at 1:05 AM

I decided to now take private lessons. I like my orchestra class, but I'm finding it moving so slowly, that I'm hardly even doing the practice exercises. I need to be challenged. I'm investigating the local instructors here in the LA area, and am finding a wide variety in prices and experience. I think I'll settle on someone that is classically trained and belongs to an orchestra though. I'm looking forward to it. I bet whoever I go to will be surprised at such a mature student though;)
From Karin Lin
Posted on November 27, 2005 at 5:59 AM
Good move. I've been amazed at how much I've improved since I got myself a private teacher. Practice is necessary, but not sufficient. Good luck finding a compatible instructor.

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