Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde (Birdy) Quotes
It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a 'real teacher' for me. But she'd always teach me to really hear the music, and develop my ear, and to try and hear the harmonics of the piano.Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde
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Fiona Shaw -
It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a 'real teacher' for me. But she'd always teach me to really hear the music, and develop my ear, and to try and hear the harmonics of the piano.
Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde