#12 Pianos

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Armenians have a rich musical history, so that may be the reason why Armenians love pianos. Children around the world may be raised to enjoy a wide variety of musical instruments, the average Armenian child will have only known the piano. Walk into an Armenian home and you are likely to find a piano (whether it is gathering dust or not is another topic).

The kids will have most likely been dragged to piano lessons every week, in hopes that the children would soon become great prodigies. The piano will take a prominent place in the home and though you will see music on the music stand, chances are that the child nor the parents pay any attention to playing the piano.

So as Armenians, we love our pianos, but if we are honest as a people, the piano serves more as a decorative aesthetic rather than a functional instrument.