COMPOSER Of The Week

September Composer

Dimitri Shostakovich
(1906 - 1975)

Composer Question

QUESTION: What was Shostakovich's mother concerned about when teaching her son to play the piano?

	a)	he had poor hand position.
	b)	he was playing 'by ear' rather than reading the notes of the music.
	c)	he didn't practice 30 minutes per day.
	d)	he didn't like to count the beats out loud.

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