One of the most important life lessons Ben has learned in his nineteen years of existence he learned while visiting Perth, Australia. He visited the city with his family when he was seventeen years old and ready to begin his junior year of high school. At that point in his life Ben was considering what school he should go to after he graduated. He wasn’t sure if he should audition for a conservatory or go to one of the universities that was highly known for its music program. At that point in his life Ben was trying to determine if he should go to Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music. He had heard extremely positive comments about his playing and had loved the violin since he was four years old. At this point Ben wanted to get into the best school he could and did not believe in default options, so he was simply going to go for the gold, as soon as he could determine which one it was.
The summer he was seventeen he was feeling particularly anxious about selecting his school and really did not want to go with his family on their yearly vacation. However, his parents insisted that this may be the last trip they all got to take together and insisted that he go and stay with them in one of the hotels Perth. Ben decided that since he had to go he would make the best of it but insisted that he be allowed to rent a violin while they were there so he wouldn’t miss practicing. His parents agreed and one of the first stops they made after arriving in Perth was at the W.A. Piano & Music Co. where they were able to hire a nice violin for Ben to play while they were there. Interestingly, he became involved in a conversation with one of the violin instructors who asked Ben his intentions after high school. Ben relayed his college choice dilemma and the instructor kindly looked at him and told him there was no such thing as the best school. He then explained his statement by saying that there was simply the best school and teacher for a particular student and that Ben needed to base his decision on his interactions with the instructors. Ben thought back on this family trip and that incredible advice he had been given as he sat in his dorm room at the best possible school he could have chosen and warmed up for his lesson with the best possible teacher.
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