“Andy, tell your new teacher what is your favorite key on the piano,” suggested Mrs. Miller to her nine-year-old son. “The key that locks the piano,” answered Andy sulkily, much to his mother’s embarrassment. I found his answer very amusing and disturbing at the same time. Why should this young boy have this hostility toward the piano, and how could I possibly succeed in winning him over?

Little did they know that it took almost thirty years of hard work and many rejections (which I get to this day) before I achieved some degree of recognition.

Many piano teachers face the challenge of teaching adult beginners. Challenge is the proper term, because teaching adults presents both academic and psychological problems.