old stogies
King of The Road came over the airwaves. I played it on the piano when I was ten. It was a cool song to learn but I never took in […]
innocent waltz
Some people think the song itself is to blame and I understand that interpretation but either way it says something about the singer of the song, something about his/her skills […]
i’ll wear a mask for you
Last week the presentation was on I’m Your Man by Leonard Cohen. The idea is to study an album and report back on what you learned about the writer’s lyrical […]
next algorithm
Next the algorithm played Stuck In The Middle With You which is truly amazing because I would never have cared to remember this song except for the effect Reservoir Dogs […]
hard to get by with just a smile
The algorithm played Wild World by Cat Stevens. I had not heard it in a long time. Very timeless and for me the thing that stood out was the bass. […]
end of term
My girl sick all week, not covid but horrible cold. Easily angered if I practice piano. Tried Vicks vapour rub, tried tea and honey, tried vitamin C, tried sleeping more. […]
who’s practising who
Those dynamics where one thing controls another and the other is oblivious, believing it is the source of its own decisions. The life of the parasitic wasp, goes round my […]
later that day
teacher 1: did you quote me? teacher 2: I paraphrased. teacher 1: did anyone follow it? teacher 2: yes and no. teacher 1: let me guess. they thought i was […]
decades
In the 20s there was a lot of imaginary pressure to become something like other people did in their 20s, and a lot of judgement if one didn’t reach the […]
waves and cab calloway
I found myself bemoaning disappearing musical aesthetics only to confront in the next second, thoughts about what had superstar status ninety years ago. It’s completely disappeared, that scene, all those […]