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his gigs and ask him what he was<br />
doing or what he played and then<br />
I'd go home and practise it.<br />
some times pretty late. My fami- •<br />
ly and later my neighbours must<br />
have been pretty understanding.<br />
l'vc had a lot of teachers - Phil<br />
Nimmons. Frank Falco and a lot<br />
of othcrs. Kirk Macdonald<br />
shO\\ cd me something the other<br />
day that changes the way I hear<br />
music. I guess with music you're<br />
always studying.<br />
I'd havc to say that Phil Nimmons<br />
taught me to have run with<br />
music. I try to bring that to everything<br />
I play. Music is the most<br />
important 1hing for me (after my<br />
family) and I try to bring that<br />
with mt when I teach.<br />
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What advice, above all, would you give to someone looking<br />
Anna<br />
The advice that I would give to<br />
any person looking for a teacher<br />
would be to shop around. Every<br />
teacher is different and choosing<br />
one is a very personal thing. So<br />
don't simply take another person's<br />
advice about a teacher.<br />
Just because they were righ1 for<br />
one person they migh1 not be<br />
right for you. I also think it's<br />
important to have a teacher who<br />
has technical knowledge but with<br />
some practical experiences which<br />
they can share with you in order<br />
to help you learn.<br />
for a teacher for a young person or for themselves?<br />
Advice I would give to a parent<br />
whose child loves to perform<br />
would be nurture it, but also be<br />
encouraging of other interests<br />
they may have - keep many<br />
doors open. Try not to be judgemental<br />
of their interest in performing.<br />
I think any field deal-<br />
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ing wi1h 1he ans is a form of expression<br />
more oftt:n stitlcd than<br />
explored. especially in our education<br />
system today ... it's ce::rtainly<br />
not a choice that is as<br />
lauded as say wanting to become<br />
a doctor or a lawyer. So my one<br />
piece of advice would be to nurture<br />
and e::xplore your child's desire<br />
to perform.<br />
Alex<br />
I guess if you're looking for a<br />
teacher you· d ask around and see<br />
who everyone likes. Maybe see<br />
if they actually connect with<br />
their students and if they're patient.<br />
It depends on how serious<br />
and how old the student is. I<br />
chink a good teacher is different<br />
for everyone. Once you pick a<br />
teacher it's a good idea to listen<br />
to what they say and do what<br />
they ask and not try to second<br />
guess them all the time. You'll<br />
learn more.<br />
And to hear them, live ...<br />
Anna Madgett<br />
Anna is in her second year starring<br />
as Sophie in the Toronto<br />
production of Mamma Mia at the<br />
Royal Alexandra Theatre.<br />
On <strong>December</strong> l lth , <strong>2004</strong> Anna<br />
and her mom, Mary Lou Fallis<br />
will be co-hosting a Family<br />
Christmas Concert with the Toronto<br />
Symphony Orchestra at<br />
Roy Thomson Hall. (two concerts,<br />
I :30 and 3:30 pm) The<br />
programme will include Leroy<br />
Anderson's Sleigh Ride. excerpts<br />
from the Nutcracker. Victor Herbert's<br />
-March of the Toys. 12<br />
Days of Christmas and of<br />
course. an audience sing-a-long!<br />
Anna and Mary Lou will<br />
sing both togetht:r and solo.<br />
Alex Dean will be at the Montreal<br />
Bistro with his own band<br />
DEW east (a band with \\horn<br />
he's recordt:d 3 CDs) from<br />
Decl4 to Dec 18th. He'll be at<br />
the Rex with Rob McConnell's<br />
tentet on Dec 8th and 9th.<br />
ATld fi11ally a few words from<br />
the other side of tile equation<br />
"This is a kind of sentimental<br />
"full circle event for me, in that<br />
J made my debut with the TSO<br />
when I was the same age as<br />
Anna is now.<br />
I'm excited and proud that<br />
we'll be performing together for<br />
the first time in public. Do join<br />
us if you can. Bring a child or a<br />
grandparent, come as a family<br />
and make an afternoon of it."<br />
Mary Lou Fallis<br />
Send suggestions for people<br />
who might be included in this<br />
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