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The end of my day can’t get here soon enough to suit me. I’m about fit to split. Energy. Excitement. Enthusiasm. All those and more. Two reasons why I’m eager to leave the office today:
My piano gets tuned tonight – finally. I can’t wait to hear how much better it sounds once all the strings actually resonate with [...]
My piano was made in 1940. It’s really in remarkable condition for something that’s 67 years old. I’ve seen newer pianos that look worse than this one.
It was funny – the first piano tuner I got ahold of today launched into a 10-minute lecture when I asked what his company’s rates were for tuning pianos. Most of the [...]
I got my piano last night. My folks delivered it, and then four of us guys got to wrestle the beast into the house. It’s an old Marshall & Wendell upright that’s in pretty nice condition. I don’t how how old it actually is yet, but I hope to determine that tonight when I get [...]
Being a piano player myself, I’m always somewhat partial to music that makes primary use of my favorite instrument. I’ve also always been a sucker for slower, more lyrical music. So it should come as no surprise that I really like the music of Fernando Ortega. For Christmas this past year, I requested a few [...]
I’ve been learning a thing or three about simplifying my life.
I’m one of those people who’s curious about and interested in just about everything. This has always been both a blessing and a curse because it has always made it difficult for me to figure out what subjects and hobbies to pursue. It’s the sort of [...]
One of the things that a musician must learn to do is how to make their music sing. It’s one thing to be able to play the notes and master the rhythm; it’s an entirely different thing to make it sound musical. There are tempos to be followed, crescendos and decrescendos to give the music [...]