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You are going to read an article in which five adults talk about learning a musical instrument later in life. For questions 1-10, choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once.
Never Too Late to Play
Five adults describe taking up a musical instrument later in life
Gwendolyn Price, 68, cello
I’d never played anything until I retired from surgery, but one evening I heard a recording of Bach’s cello suites on the radio and simply sat in the car outside my house until it finished. I bought a cello the following week. The hardest part has been my hands. For forty years they did exactly what I asked of them, and now my fingers feel stiff and clumsy, especially in the mornings, which I find more frustrating than I can say. My teacher is very patient. People keep asking when I’ll give a concert, and I keep telling them I won’t. I play for an hour every evening, alone, with the door closed, and that’s all I want from it.
Which person found a way to practise without disturbing the people next door?
Which person is learning with a relative who is making quicker progress?
Which person returned to an instrument after a very long gap?
Which person is frustrated that their body no longer responds as it used to?
Which person was initially embarrassed by the sound they produced?
Which person regrets the way they first went about learning?
Which person plays with musicians much younger than themselves?
Which person has no intention of playing for an audience?
Which person values the social side of making music more than the music itself?
Which person was inspired to start by a particular piece of music?
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