on that happy day
I heard Tea For The Tillerman as I entered the coffee shop before hopping the bus for Harbourfront. Asked the young woman who served my Earl Grey did you put […]
May 2019
genes
Overgrown ivy on the outside walls, now squirrel babies running around the attic. Awkward moving a 25 ft ladder by myself and cut 3 of my fingers deeply. Trying to […]
mind reader
Director said “You read my mind. I don’t know how you did it but it’s perfect.” I could pat myself on the back but it’s so far from the truth. […]
who’s the boss?
Have to decide whether to try imitating the temp track, which they are attached to and which I don’t find good or make up things that amuse me which come […]
bigger picture
student went to their teacher, said i stink. i’m never going to get this right. i’m a horrible player. i’m an imposter. teacher said yes that’s all true. student was […]
one sound
In this one country they teach piano by calling attention to binary conditions, yes no, conservative liberal, male female, right wing left wing, day night and ultimately left hand right […]
thinking not thinking benjamin moore
When I asked the guy at the paint store what kind brush I should use for the job in my hallway, he answered with musical metaphors so it seemed to […]
rare
On my way to teach in a neighbourhood I do not usually hang in, noticed in the distance a big sign for a piano store. Thought that was cool and […]
reversal
A 7 yr. old piano student told her teacher “It’s weird you call these black notes Eb but they’re in different parts of the piano. Why don’t you give each […]
blending in with other aliens
There once was a band that used science fiction as a theme. In their early years they had costumes, wigs and make up. As the decades passed they changed their […]