Grandboy is teaching me music basics. When I sing a tune in what I think is in a minor or diminished key, he gets angry. Same tune, in a major key, gets kudos (yes, good JOB, Gwumpa) and he may even chime in to harmonise. Some folks pay money for that kind of tutoring, haha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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