I wouldn't really say I was a pianist! I don't practise nearly often enough for that and sometimes there are weeks and months between playing sessions and the piano stool is covered in papers!!!
But then something reminds me and I think about the 29 years between passing Grade 4 and Grade 5! Susannah had just gone to nursery and my lovely friend Jill agreed to take me on! What an achievement that was! So I know that if I make time to practise I can enjoy playing these pieces again!
Thanks to Rick @digitalrn for reminding me!
And to Allan for taking the top left photo!
Something I wished I had learnt as a child but you know I can never remember having music in our house as a child, only the radio of course but I think looking back I missed a lot !
Well Sarah, I'm glad I gave you the nudge to tickle the ivories. I wish I had the time to devote to some serious practicing myself. You get rusty, but most of it sticks with you.
I used to play the piano and loved it. Sadly after I got married we were never able to afford a piano for me and my playing fell by the wayside. Now I listen to piano music instead of playing it. I'm sure you play nicely and I'd probably enjoy hearing you! Nice collage.
@busylady@daviefrance@lornareid@louisefrance@mrssmith@digitalrn@olivetreeann@snowy@happypat
Thank you all! I will have to keep practising!
My most 'interesting' performance was when our son David was teaching in Kuala Lumpur and needed accompaniment for two songs he was doing with his 5 year olds at a concert! They had always just sung them (the way I had sung with him.......and that was a variation on any online accompaniment!)
So I played on the keyboard - recorded on my phone - changed the sound file to appropriate emailable one and sent it off to him! He tweaked it at the other end and it was great!
So I can say I have played on the other side of the world without ever going there!
That's as grand as it's going to get.
Whatever way we get our music, and sound, it makes all the difference to shared lives and spaces!
I do appreciate all your lovely comments!
@daviefrance
re Lewis!
Yes my dad grew up in the village next to the Calanish Stones (Breasclete) where all his siblings returned to, got married and had their children.
So every summer until I was 14 Iw went there on holiday and it is a very special place in my heart.
Unfortunately the cousins thought my attempts at Gaelic were hilarious so it put me off for life!
We were over at the Mod in October 2011 - have a peep at photo link and several following ones! http://365project.org/sarah19/365/2011-10-20
Thank you all! I will have to keep practising!
My most 'interesting' performance was when our son David was teaching in Kuala Lumpur and needed accompaniment for two songs he was doing with his 5 year olds at a concert! They had always just sung them (the way I had sung with him.......and that was a variation on any online accompaniment!)
So I played on the keyboard - recorded on my phone - changed the sound file to appropriate emailable one and sent it off to him! He tweaked it at the other end and it was great!
So I can say I have played on the other side of the world without ever going there!
That's as grand as it's going to get.
Whatever way we get our music, and sound, it makes all the difference to shared lives and spaces!
I do appreciate all your lovely comments!
re Lewis!
Yes my dad grew up in the village next to the Calanish Stones (Breasclete) where all his siblings returned to, got married and had their children.
So every summer until I was 14 Iw went there on holiday and it is a very special place in my heart.
Unfortunately the cousins thought my attempts at Gaelic were hilarious so it put me off for life!
We were over at the Mod in October 2011 - have a peep at photo link and several following ones! http://365project.org/sarah19/365/2011-10-20