<p>rlm: Those hours of practice seem do-able, esp. if one is not aiming to be a soloist. Thanks again everyone. S’s parents aren’t musicians, so the journey has been and continues to be new, but I must say, utterly and completely marvelous.</p>
<p>stringkeymom: “What does the student need to be happy and to keep on target. What will sustain them through the years of hard work required of a musician?”</p>
<p>This is indeed one of the big questions. From my perspective, the answer is relationships. When S asked his fav composer about his choices, he suprised us with his short and simple reply, “Go where you’ll make good friends.”</p>