Music in the house

Re “Musicians plead for arts funding,” April 1

Linda Ronstadt said it just right: “We need to teach our children to sing their own songs.”

Unfortunately, she said this in support of more funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (or would that be the National Endowment for the Inanities?).

We the parents need to pull the iPod plug and set about singing and playing music in our own homes.

We are responsible for teaching our children the joy of creating music. It is not the government’s duty. Music begins in the home.

Arthur Tobias

Los Angeles