One of the most gratifying experiences for a teacher is receiving a message from a former student saying that, as a teacher, you had an influence on their life. Yesterday, I received a Facebook message from a student who was completing his third year of music at the U of S. He was listening to The Unicorn Song by the Irish Rovers and was inspired to send me a message saying I was the one who exposed him to folk music. Singing old folk songs like "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain", "The Cat Came Back", and "Farewell to Nova Scotia" was my way of passing on the songs that have been passed on from generation to generation. Now, I am teaching those songs to my granddaughter. Furthermore, my old student took his ukulele skills and branched out to other stringed instruments. Now he is a member of a local bluegrass band. Warms my heart!
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