It's Kind Of Scary Sometimes, I've Seen This A Lot In Asia. Children Are Given Music Lessons, Very Intensively I Might Add And Involving Great Technical Expertise Sometimes, But You Can Tell That They Have Been Told Only To Play Happy Pleasant Music. - SearchQuotes

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It's kind of scary sometimes, I've seen this a lot in Asia. Children are given music lessons, very intensively I might add and involving great technical expertise sometimes, but you can tell that they have been told only to play happy pleasant music.

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