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Students get challenges, teacher reaps satisfaction

By Michael Tsai

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 02, 2011

~~<p>Is there a subtle way to say that you studied classical piano at age 3 and spent your teen years giving solo performances at Westminster Cathedral or St. George's Chapel Windsor Castle (for Queen Elizabeth!) &mdash; y'know, <em>without</em> inviting a hellacious two-fisted melvin?</p>
<p>Is it possible to casually mention that you once worked alongside prog-rock legend Patrick Moraz or performed at Cher's house or taught piano to the kids of the guy who scored &quot;Titanic&quot; without sounding like a pretentious nit?</p>
~~

Is there a subtle way to say that you studied classical piano at age 3 and spent your teen years giving solo performances at Westminster Cathedral or St. George's Chapel Windsor Castle (for Queen Elizabeth!) — y'know, without inviting a hellacious two-fisted melvin?

Is it possible to casually mention that you once worked alongside prog-rock legend Patrick Moraz or performed at Cher's house or taught piano to the kids of the guy who scored "Titanic" without sounding like a pretentious nit? Login for more...



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