6 February
Arnold Kunst, Piano Teacher, Part One
In September 1964 when I arrived at Sonoma State [history major, music
minor] I went to whatever the jobs-wanted office was called and filled out the
generic job application form. I put down things like cutting lawns and washing
dishes, but also put down something about teaching piano lessons to little kids
[since I had already taught a good three lessons to the 5-year-old kid next
door the previous August I considered myself a combat veteran].
I forgot all about it, but about a month later I got a call from that
office and was told to contact this family near the college – the parents
wanted music lessons for their two 9-year-old twins and had contacted the
college to see if they could score cheaply with a music major. Or in my case, a
music minor.
I never looked back - before November was out I had 7 students, or 3.5
hours of teaching, and made out like a bandit. Go figure: I charged those 7
kids $2.50 for their weekly half-hour lessons [point of comparison: back then a
pack of Marlborough cigarettes cost 25 cents].
My girl friend and I had a blast on the proceeds!
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