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To the other prodigies

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Apr 24
  • 1 min read

I was in a specialist music programme at high school, but still went to school. Most of my friends used music gigs or rehearsals as an excuse to bunk class, but I didn't. Wouldn't say that high school or uni was a breeze, but the lowest grade I got was a B-, mostly A- average. Jane said not to put the effort in to get an A unless it was necessary. - Studied film as well as music, but I was majoring in composition with guitar as a second study instrument, which eventually swallowed up my course load. My brother fell just short of getting a minor in music (but got a film degree). He actually got an exemption to have the minor awarded as he was only 3 points short or something, but then the NZSM administration forgot to do it.

 
 

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