Julie Wegener, center, a music teacher with the MusicLink Foundation, her student Anmy Paulino Collado, left, and Anmy’s mom, Andolina Collado, as they finish a music session, in New York. Private music lessons are beyond the reach of many families and even music programs at public schools can come at a price. Even for families with means, there are tricky questions. Who wants to invest several hundred dollars in a guitar that might end up in the closet? Before plunging into music lessons, it helps to explore the landscape.
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Her daughter Anmy thrived in violin and soon wanted to learn piano. When teachers pointed her to the MusicLink Foundation, which pairs motivated students from low-income families around the country with music teachers willing to give lessons at a discount. At age eight, Anmy wrote to MusicLink to ask if somebody who spoke Spanish could contact her mother. Julie Wegener, New York City coordinator for MusicLink, was so moved she decided on the spot to teach Anmy herself. Full story.
Alexandra Olsen (USA Today) / September 4, 2017
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