Mohammad Manik Hossain, 3rd from left, and Paquito Suringa, Jr., 4th from left, were given keyboard lessons by Roberto Hernandez for almost free. Manik and Paquito are also participants to many chess tourneys in Palau. CHESS AND MUSIC PART 2.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
FREE TUTORING
In 2006, I and my wife rented a room at Topside while working at Dragon Tei, Teppan Dragon and Donburi Dragon Japanese restaurants. Among our neighbors are 11 other workers of the said restaurants.
One of them is a cook, Gerald Sison, who asked me to teach him how to play keyboard. I offered him the use of my Yamaha keyboard (PSR 400). Its stand, sustain pedal, power adaptor and music stand were also lend to him. We don’t have any financial agreement of how much he will pay me. I offered it for free because he can’t afford to pay me. It’s my way of helping him. I have given him the formula where he learned to play all the chords in piano/keyboard in just 5 minutes. Now it’s up to him to help himself. All the resources that he needs were there, for free.
For more than 3 months, I haven’t heard him playing that keyboard. When I checked the keyboard, an ashtray was on top of it. Cigarette ashes were scattered on the keys of the keyboard. There’s no cover to keep away the dust and it’s not been used to learn how to play it.
I’m very disappointed with him about the chance that he should have taken for free. MAYBE BECAUSE IT’S FREE THAT’S WHY HE DOESN’T CARE.
Since then, I never teach someone for free. They must spend some amount to learn. To keep them thinking, “I’m spending money for this so I must make sure it’s worth it.”
When I teach the lowest paid workers in Palau, I must charge them with the minimum that I charge just to keep them thinking that it’s not for free but it’s the lowest price I can give.
Although my best students’ payments were being paid by their parents, they are aware that I’m being paid that much for them to learn. Those parents are supportive of their kids’ music progress.
LAST PART OF “A”
1991 A N G I E (Luis Kaluu) (Palauan Song) G P 4
1967 A N G I E (Rolling Stones) DB 51
197 ANG HIMIG NATIN (Juan dela Cruz Band) (Filipino Song) OPM59
ANG PIPIT (Pi
1975 ANG TANGI KONG PAG-IBIG (Celeste Legaspi) (Filipino Song) OPM 9
1978 ANG TAO’Y MARUPOK (Rico J. Puno) (Filipino Song) OPM 3
ANNA (Go To Him) (Beatles) R 206
1974 ANNIE’S SONG (John Denver) B 195
1946 ANNIVERSARY SONG V 14
ANOTHER BRICK ON THE WALL Part 2 (Pink Floyd
ANOTHER DAY IN
ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
ANOTHER TIME (Instrumental)
1982 ANYONE CAN SEE (Irene Cara) R 4
1982 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS (Tavares) B 313
1966 A PLACE IN THE SUN (Engelbert Humperdinck) DB104
1967 A Q U A R I U S G 59
1926 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT (Elvis Presley) DB139
1956 AROUND THE WORLD DB125
1954 ARRIVEDERCI ROMA (Italian Song) DBI 41
1981 ARTHUR’S THEME (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross) B 315
1976 A SONG FOR YOU (Carpenters) G 15
AS SURE AS I’M STANDING HERE (Barry Manilow)
196 AS TEARS GO BY (Rolling Stones) B 166
1942 AS TIME GOES BY (Jimmy Durante) DB 88
1960 A SUMMER PLACE
A TASTE OF HONEY (Beatles) R 203
1968 A TIME FOR
ATIN CUPUNG SINGSING (Filipino Song) OPM120
1974 AT SEVENTEEN (Janis Ian) DB24
AT TAYO’Y DAHON (Asin) OPM 25
A U B R E Y (Bread) B233
AULD LANG SYNE (Scottish New Year Song) DBI 43
1957 AUTUMN LEAVES (Roger Williams) (French Song) DBI 2
A VECES TU A VECES YO (Julio Iglesias) (Spanish Song) DBI 39
1967 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE (Procol Harum) B 220
A WHOLE NEW WORLD B 93
AWITIN MO, ISASAYAW KO
AWIT NG BARKADA (
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 10-11
Volume 21
Issue 90
December 13, 2012
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