Teacher: I’ll shut this door?
Pupil: yeah
Teacher: You know playing the piano is, uh, just like driving a car?
Pupil: really?
Teacher: You see this pedal on the left?
Pupil: yeah
Teacher: Well, it’s like the brake on a car, it makes the note shorter. Give it a try
Pupil: oh yeah
Teacher: Very good, now we’ll skip over this middle pedal for the time being
Pupil: what about the pedal on the right?
Teacher: Ah, well that’s like the accelerator, why don’t you press it and see what happens?
Pupil: okay…
Pupil: yeah
Teacher: You know playing the piano is, uh, just like driving a car?
Pupil: really?
Teacher: You see this pedal on the left?
Pupil: yeah
Teacher: Well, it’s like the brake on a car, it makes the note shorter. Give it a try
Pupil: oh yeah
Teacher: Very good, now we’ll skip over this middle pedal for the time being
Pupil: what about the pedal on the right?
Teacher: Ah, well that’s like the accelerator, why don’t you press it and see what happens?
Pupil: okay…
( Alex Lewthwaite )
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