The second phenomenon is probably best coined by the phrase "I have a piano", or put in a more original flavour, "I own a piano at home". ... The second reason is that people need a piano to practice. ... "Talent" is a magic word - if you can play the piano, it means you have talent. ... While it is good to have a piano at home, it is not common to have an organ. ... The above phenomena in fact give rise to a rivalry between piano and organ students. ...

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Students would not know how to play an instrument or know how to sing healthily unless they take private lessons. Students and parents, however, cannot always afford these pricy private lessons and the only way for a student to get the music education he or she wants is by participating in school music classes. ... Students would be required to sight read in any key with a given do from the piano or other instrument if needed. ...

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