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This is why I teach music
…not because I expect you to major in music,
not because I expect you to play or sing all your life,
not so you can relax,
not so you can have fun,
but so you will be human,
so you will recognize beauty,
so you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world,
so you will have something to cling to,
so you will have more love, more compassion,
more gentleness, more good
in short, more life.
~ author unknown
Katie. I enjoy immencely all your works and e mails and I wonder if you would permit me to write a song to “This is why I teach music and forward it to you for perusal. I( would write it on Musescore of course
Kind Regards
Vaughan Wilson
Reg Teacher 16605 A M EB Australia
Hello Vaughan – I can’t grant permission because I am not the author of the quote. I did a lot of searching, but could not find who the author is. It might be best to seek guidance from APRA/AMCOS (http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/) regarding permission to use the lyrics for an original song.
Glad to hear you are enjoying the emails though!
– Katie
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I love this quote, Katie. I laminated it and had it on my desk on the School Info night. It pretty much sums up my music teaching philosophy! Thanks so much for all your hard work and sharing your expertise with us. I have learnt soooo much from you!
Kind regards,
Lisa 🙂
Thankyou Lisa – you’re lovely!
– Katie
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This quote nails it!
Love it! 💗
This quote ROCKS!!!!! Thanks for making it free and downloadable. I will laminate too and put up in my room. Or maybe outside of my room or maybe on the door or maybe………
Haha – thanks John! It’s a good one isn’t it?