Adaptation

Last night, we were practising the violin when she slowed down and "soften" the tune too early and at a wrong section of the song. 

Hence I explained to her that the slowing down section is only four of the notes (as indicated by a "less than" triangle sign below). (I don't know the name of that symbol). 

She explained that she likes it when the song slows down earlier than indicated. 

I told her that she has to respect the composer and play it accordingly. I said she is not allowed to change the song even if it is just by slowing it down at a different section; I added that unless she is a composer, she could then design her own songs. To illustrate, I told her an author is a person who writes an original story while a composer is a person who writes an original piece of music. 

She then said - Do you mean like hundred and one dalmatians, the owner? He is a composer.

Me- What 101 dalmatians?

She - There,, the man writes songs. 

Me- Dumbfounded. Oh, yes, yes... the master of the dogs is a composer! Oh my gosh, she remembers what I had read!  (I had only read the book twice to her because it is rather lengthy). But well, well, I am very impressed by her comprehension. 

So she reluctantly finished her practice session accordingly, and I thought that was that, until........ part 2!

After she hurriedly finished the practice, she ripped a page from an old note book and wrote down the entire song by memory and inserted two symbols and asked ME ok, ME, to play it accordingly to her composition.

I told her that to write out another person's song is not original composition, at best, it is an adaptation.
So she said okay, then I could play an adaptation. (!!!!)
Wa,,,,,,,,, she won the case because I can't tell her there's no such thing since there are indeed all sorts of variations and adaptations she's learning. I am surprised she presented her case so well!