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Mom, the Piano Teacher Is Sleeping Again
Ill always remember my first and last) piano teacher, Mr. Delegato (the name has been changed to protect the guilty). You see, Mr. Delegato was one of those old school teachers. He was very regimental and very old, around 80 I believe. Dont get me wrong, he was a nice old man and an incredible musician he could play rapid-fire arpeggios with his pinky finger. But come lesson time, he turned into Mr. Hyde.

It was Tuesday evening and time for my weekly lesson. Mr. Delegato sat on the sofa directly behind me while I played some warm up exercises. I was ready to begin my lesson when I turned around. Mr. Delegatos head was back up against the wall, his mouth wide open. At first, I thought he was dead, at least until he started snoring.

My mom was in the kitchen. I shouted out, Mom, the piano teacher is sleeping.
I must have shouted it out pretty loud because it Mr. Delegato shook his head a couple of times and woke up. At first, I think he didnt know where we was but he quickly gathered his senses, stood up, walked over to me and sat by my side on the piano bench.

Lets begin, he said. So we delved right into todays lesson almost without missing a beat. I began playing some etude in C minor, dont recall exactly what it was, but it wasnt exactly my favorite song.

About 5 minutes had passed. I had been practicing this exercise so much I could play it with my eyes closed. In fact, I did just that. And thats when I heard the thump. Mr. Delegatos head hit the top front of the piano, and he was out cold again.

Mom, the piano teacher is sleeping again, I shouted.

This time, he didnt wake up immediately. My mom came into the room and had to prod him a few times. When he finally awoke, which felt like about 20 minutes later, once again, he picked up right from where he left off.

Being young and naive, I thought I was boring this guy to tears. Or maybe it was the music. It bored me too. Why couldnt I play the songs that I wanted to play, like the Beatles? (it was the sixties after all).

This was my last lesson with Mr. Delegato. In fact, this my last lesson completely. I grew bored with the piano and just wanted to go out and play with my friends.

Thinking back, it must be even harder nowadays. I didnt have the Xbox, Nintendo, Gameboy and computer options that the kids have today. Any of those things are more fun than learning to play piano. If only Mr. Delegato didnt keep falling asleep on me maybe I would have survived piano boot camp and gone on to be an accomplished musician.

It wasnt until about a few years later that I realized Mr. Delegato suffered from sleep apnea. Hey, I just thought it was me.

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Vincent J. Miele is an accomplished musician and consultant for Allegro Multimedia. To learn about the Piano Wizard, please visit www.piano-wizard.net

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