第44章罗比的钢琴课（1）
Robby'sPianoLessons
佚名Anonymous
Attheproddingofmyfriends，Iamwritingthisstory。MynameisMildredHondorf。Iamaformerelementarysusicteaoines，IoplementedmyieaolessohingI’vedoneforover30years。
&heyearsIfoundthathavemanylevelsofmusicalability。I’vehepleasureofhavingaprotégéthoughIhavetaughtsometales。HoweverI’vealsohadmyshareofwhatIcall“musicallyged”pupils。
&udentwasRobby。
Robbywas11yearsoldwhenhismlemom）droppedhimoffforhisfirstpianolessoudents（especiallyboys！）beginatanearlierage，whichIexplaioRobby。ButRobbysaidthatithadalwaysbeenhismother’sdreamtohearhimplaythepiano。SoItookhimasastudent。
Well，RobbybeganwithhispianolessonsandfromthebeginningIthoughtitelessendeavor。AsmuchasRobbytried，helackedtheseoneandbasieededtoexcel。ButhedutifullyreviewedhissdsomeelemeIrequireallmystudentstolearhemoriedandtriedwhileIlistenedariedtehim。Attheendofeachweeklylessonhe’dalwayssay，mymom’sgoingtohearmeplaysomeday。Butitseemedhopeless。Hejustdidnothaveanyinbornability。IoherfromadistanceasshedroppedRobbyofforwaitediopickhimup。Shealwayswavedaoppedin。
ThenonedayRobbystoppedingtoourlessons。Ithoughtaboutghimbutassumed，becauseofhislackofability，thathehaddecidedtopursuesomethingelse。Ialsowasgladthathestoppeding。Hewasabadadvertisementformyteag！
SeveralweekslaterImailedtothestudent’shomesaflyerontheupiomysurpriseRobby（whoreceivedaflyer）askedmeifhecouldbeial。Itoldhimthattherecitalwasfortpupilsandbecausehehaddroppedouthereallydidnotqualify。Hesaidthathismomhadbeensiabletotakehimtopiaherag。“MissHondorf。。。I’vejustgottoplay！”heinsisted。
Idon’tknowwhatledmetoallowhimtoplayial。Maybeitersistenaybeitwassomethinginsideofmesayingthatitwouldbeallright。Thenightfortherecitalcame。Thehighsnasiumackedwithparents，frieives。IputRobbyuplastintheprogrambeforeIwastoeupandthasandplayafinishihoughtthatanydamagehewoulddowouldeattheendramandIcouldaloorperformahroughmy“closer。”
&heretoffwithoutahitch。Thestudeiditshowed。ThenRobbystage。Hisclotheswerewrinkledandhishairlookedlikehe’druerthroughit。“Whydidn’thedressupliketheotherstudents？”Ithought。“Whydidn’thismotheratleastmakehimbhishairforthisspeight？”
Robbypulledoutthepianobendhebegan。Irisedwhenheahehadozart’scerto#21inCMajor。
IreparedforwhatIheard。Hisfioheyevendanimblyontheivories。Hewentfrompianissimotofortissimrotovirtuoso。HissuspendedchordsthatMozartdemandsweremag！
NeverhadIheardMozartplayedsowellbypeoplehisage。Aftersixandahalfminutesheendedinagranddoandeveryoheirfeetin