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Article: PBS AND MARSALIS CRAFT A KID'S MUSIC LESSON
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 5, 1995
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VIRGINIA ROHAN
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-05-1995
PBS AND MARSALIS CRAFT A KID'S MUSIC LESSON
By VIRGINIA ROHAN
Date: 10-05-1995, Thursday
Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
Music lessons were not optional when I was a kid. The only real
choice in my family was which instrument.
No rain, hail, hurricane, or feigned flu could deter my mother -- an
accomplished pianist who had also studied voice for years. Every Friday
afternoon, right after school, she'd scoop up my sister and me and take
us on the subway to the stately Riverside Drive apartment of Gates Wray,
a terrific piano teacher who also tutored my New ...