Friedrich Wieck practice, however, he might not always have lived up to the ideals he described in the book "Piano and Song: How to Teach, How To Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances." When Robert Schumann was living and studying in the Wieck household, he reported seeing Wieck punishing his nine-year-old son, Alwyn, for playing the violin poorly, tearing at his hair and yelling, "You wretch, you scoundrel, is this the way you try to please your father?" Clara seemed unconcerned at the violent scene. Shocked, Schumann wrote in his diary, "Am I among human beings?" Besides the
Brad Wieck Wieck signed and spent 2014 with the Brooklyn Cyclones, posting a 1-1 record and 1.40 ERA in 16 relief appearances. He started 2015 with the Savannah Sand Gnats. In June, he was acquired by the San Diego Padres as the player to be named later in an earlier trade for Alex Torres. The Padres assigned him to the Fort Wayne TinCaps and later promoted him to the Lake Elsinore Storm. In 23 total games started between Savannah, Fort Wayne, and Lake Elsinore, he pitched to a 7-11 record, 4.09 ERA, and 1.40 WHIP. Wieck pitched 2016 with Lake Elsinore, where