Correspondence

Hello, Mr. Zander:

I hope that you are well.

I wanted to tell you about Michael Levinson.
Michael is just turned 6 years of age.

Until recently, Michael used to burst into tears every time he couldn't remember the next part of a song he was learning on the violin. I think that he was feeling the burden of very high expectations upon very young shoulders. His mother, lovely as she is, is a former piano teacher, and newly minted psychiatrist.

He had a problem, that is, until I started teaching him to say: "How fascinating!" every time it happened.
He understands it, and it has probably saved his violin career. You can always learn from a mistake, so that's pretty fascinating.

My daughter, Emma wishes for me to inform you that not only is she a one-buttock cellist, sometimes, she is even a half-buttock cellist!


Hope to see you soon.

Yours very truly,

Julian Fisher