Unknown Feed- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- August 2019
- July 2019
- April 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- September 2011
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: piano
turkey in the straw
i’m in huge trouble. you might say, a world of trouble. although i’ve been feeling that it might be time to accept that i don’t have another performance in me, i submitted a proposal to stage a performance at a “fringe” theater … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged middle-age, performance, piano, relocation, theater, turkey in the straw
Leave a comment
more Adult Piano Adventures
after a lengthy period of stagnation, i’ve returned to practicing piano. i cannot say i am particularly fond of the songs in my music book “Adult Piano Adventures, Vol. 1.” “When the Saints Go Marching In” is like totally removed … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged acceptance, Adult Piano Adventures, cautious, couples therapy, inhibited, left hand, patience, piano, self-conscious, trust
Leave a comment
Gavotte
the blank blog screen terrifies me these days. i can’t even look it in the eye. i’m not sure what i can put into it. the drain is clogged. the plunger is ineffective. i can’t afford a plumber, and if … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged clog, independence, left hand, piano, plumber, plunger, right hand, stuck
Leave a comment
plunging
i haven’t been here in quite a while. i’ve been practicing piano a lot, but it’s not really practicing in the usual sense of practicing towards progress and improvement. because it’s more of a practice to plunge deeper into a space that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged avoid, drummer, improvement, like, piano, practice, progress, sadness, unfathomable
Leave a comment
depth
i’m at work. it’s pretty quiet here. i wish i had an office, one with a mattress of some sort instead of a desk, and dark window blinds. it would be nice to have a job where all that was … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged degradation, dreams, employee, hockey, insult, piano, power napping, supervisor, unpleasant
Leave a comment
Room Number 7
i just returned home from my first piano lesson since the one lesson i took at the age of 8. in Room 7 at the Old Town School of Folk Music. the teacher, a former punk rocker, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 7, 8, balance, Catch a Falling Star, co-dependence, composing, Dostoyevsky, left brain, lessons, Old Town School of Folk Music, piano, punk rocker, reading, right brain, Row Row Row Your Boat, Russian Folk Song, teacher, The Brothers Karamazov, Yankee Doodle
Leave a comment
