I didn't recall any stories the night of the 10th and here I am the morning after with little memory of the previous day. Is it so un memorable that I can no longer remember by the next day?
But no - I was reworking the Rothgarber first movement and try the idea of small sections, three in a row and then repeating them every 2 minutes each three times and it was interesting how much more familiar the work was when I went back to the section again and then again. Was it better? Certainly more familiar. I also realized that I am not actively listening to the the shape of the line and when I sang the line I was closer to the shape. I watched Blanche do this the day before and she sang the WHOLE time she was playing.
I did not snack yesterday and this was significant. I also used the evening to cook rather than watch TV. Big deal, truly. I am snuffing out that distraction whenever I can.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
A Piano Party that stands out from many others
Today, September 9, 2015.
I got to spend an evening with five musicians that I have listened to and grown with for many years. This evening we got to spend time with Blanche Abram, enjoying her home and her essence. Kevin, Stuart , Tina, Naomi and I are her oldest and most devoted students. We ate, shared stories, played our pieces and had dessert. Tina began with Les Adieux of Beethoven. Then Naomi played some Etudes of Moskowski, pieces I learned at Juilliard. Stuart played a wonderful Scriabin and Ravel piece, so sentively done and then I played my Berg Sonata and the Liszt Il Lamento. I found a new deep place for the Berg. Kevin finished with the first movement of Chopin's third sonata. All the music was a representation of each soul and an extension of the tremendous impact Blanche has had on all our lives.
Blanche spoke of her early training in Brooklyn. How she lived in a two room apartment behind a family store. The people that came into her life. Her early teachers. How she became a Y teacher at 14. I wish I could record the names of all the people that played a role in her life. I will have to ask her to write down their names.
I got to spend an evening with five musicians that I have listened to and grown with for many years. This evening we got to spend time with Blanche Abram, enjoying her home and her essence. Kevin, Stuart , Tina, Naomi and I are her oldest and most devoted students. We ate, shared stories, played our pieces and had dessert. Tina began with Les Adieux of Beethoven. Then Naomi played some Etudes of Moskowski, pieces I learned at Juilliard. Stuart played a wonderful Scriabin and Ravel piece, so sentively done and then I played my Berg Sonata and the Liszt Il Lamento. I found a new deep place for the Berg. Kevin finished with the first movement of Chopin's third sonata. All the music was a representation of each soul and an extension of the tremendous impact Blanche has had on all our lives.
Blanche spoke of her early training in Brooklyn. How she lived in a two room apartment behind a family store. The people that came into her life. Her early teachers. How she became a Y teacher at 14. I wish I could record the names of all the people that played a role in her life. I will have to ask her to write down their names.
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