One afternoon your ten-year old daughter comes home from school, enthused about learning to play an instrument. Your eyeballs start to throb. Your head begins to pulsate. You ask yourself whether tin ears are passed down from parents to their children. How do you resolve this dissonant dilemma?
AGREEMENT entered into on ___________, 20__ , by noise-averse Parents and instrument wielding Child.
WHEREAS, Child has expressed an interest in studying the sax;
WHEREAS, Parents hate the sax and don’t even consider it a real instrument; … (Musical Accord is continued here.)
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September 21st, 2006 at 12:46 am
Carnival of Education - 85th Edition…
Welcome to the 85th edition of the Carnival of Education. It’s my first time to host the carnival, and I’ve had a blast reading all the submissions. Education bloggers are a diverse group! Thanks to all the wonderful bloggers who are so …
October 9th, 2006 at 6:02 am
[…] Mad Kane’s Humor Blog’s post, Musical Accord (spoof contract), is a must read for any parent whose child is a budding muscian. […]
October 9th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
How funny! I dread the day my daughter wants to learn a musical insturment. I love the way the pros sound but not looking forward to the learning stages!
Here via Carnival of Family Life.
October 10th, 2006 at 12:12 am
Thanks so much Kailani!
October 10th, 2006 at 11:59 am
You know, if my parents had come up with something like this, I might have been able to make my piano teacher much happier over the years
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March 4th, 2007 at 9:18 am
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October 5th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
As the wife of a middle school band teacher, I LOVED your piece. I am also a piano teacher, although piano is much less offensive than a beginning blare through a reed instrument.
October 5th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Oh, I also loved the Guide for the Opera Impaired, being a former voice major! You always bring such freshness to the Mothers and Daughters Carnival. Thanks for your participation.
October 8th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Mother/Daughter Blog Carnival- October 8th…
Welcome to the October 8, 2007 edition of mothers and daughters blog carnival. Here is my post to share, right before I had my latest surgery: Loni presents In Other Words: Th…
October 11th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Hysterical! We have a new nine year old percussionist in our home, clarinet was his second choice. Thankfully dad is a drummer and we swayed him that way. Thanks for the big smile!
October 11th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Thanks so much SingForHim and Julie!
July 1st, 2008 at 7:04 pm
The First Ever Music Education Blog Carnival…
Welcome to the very first edition of the Music Education Blog Carnival! I have sorted through the submissions, weeded through them some, and now present to you some absolutely terrific articles here!
We’ll start out by sorting things out a little…