"You'd be surprised." It's a mild rebuke, but that's what Daddy's would have been, too. He always found ways to get people to put some effort in, and he usually didn't have to raise his voice to do it. Her chest aches a little at the thought.

She might, she thinks, have oversold her piano skills without meaning to. She's had lessons, can accompany herself when she sings, but a very charming duet with someone who claims to be quite good might be pushing it. "Do you know any for violin and voice? Might be easier to start there."