<p>“And I would have been thrilled if my S had been as talented and dedicated as your D, but he’s getting there. Now that he’s found the right field it appears that he is more dedicated as well as more talented, but he didn’t know any of this when he took Music Theiry, and since he was well prepared, its rigors reY threw him for a loop.”</p>
<p>There are always wonders along the way. My d. found Italian almost by accident, it seems. And my older d. lacks the talent to make it as a performer, and doesn’t work fast enough (and her keyboard skills aren’t good enough) to make it as a composer (at least for now), so she sort of fell into musicology, rather like your son in art history. Glad to see it working out for him!</p>