tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post858858312818045191..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Former Punk Daddy Has Children Who Play and Sing Jazz and Classical Musicmike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-88318693487243475512012-05-08T13:47:10.586+09:002012-05-08T13:47:10.586+09:00Hey Mike, that is great to see. Your son has talen...Hey Mike, that is great to see. Your son has talent - and I know your daughter sings opera! Awesome! I can't sing to save my life - at east not since I hit puberty and I went from 1st soprano to talking like i was in The Sopranos. Fuggedaboudit!<br />Because my uncle was a conductor for the New Delhi Symphony, it was expected that I would take up the reins. Forced to play the accordion, I switched to piano when I was 16 and taught it when I was 25. I also taught clarinet, and can play all brass, woodwinds and keyboards - though I have not even touched an instrument now in 20 years. My 6-year-old has no interest in music - only sports. <br />I played semi-pro soccer and was a decent 3rd baseman who could hit for power but couldn't make the throw to 1st. <br />I refuse to teach my son unless he comes to me and says he wants to play. He asks me about soccer and baseball and seems to love hockey. That I will teach him. <br />As a writer, I am also frustrated by his inability to read well despite our best efforts for years. He wants top read, but has difficulty. It's why I haven't even begun to try and confuse him with music reading. It's my frustration that worries me about teaching him. Dude - as long as your son is happy to learn, more power to him. I have no idea what my point is except that I enjoyed the post.Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.com