My mother was also a skilled pianist. She had to turn down a scholarship to study beyond her teaching letters at Trinity College in London due to her family's financial circumstances. They couldn't afford it and her mother was in a wheelchair with polio, so her duty was to help the household. She did continue to use her skills as a music teacher and in local choirs, and both she and my father, who also played several instruments, instilled in us a love of music. 