Nothing.
maybe a good point to start working on op.111 then?
yeah, from nothing to beethoven
Hi Mayla why not thumbs crossed anymore? Because I think that's more a German expression, and I confused it (like I do so many times) We say "Ich drück dir die Daumen" which means literally "I press my thumbs for you". and we actually perform that gesture of pressing the thumb with the other fingers. What I of course do for you.And of course I read your news with great interest, keep us posted!
That's funny I never thought about this but you know what we say in my language when we are wishing luck to someone? We say " drim pesti" which means "I'm holding fists" which sounds really funny in English like you would wanna beat up someone or something but yes that's what we say So you see Mayla we have fingers crossed and holding thumbs and fists for you, so it's gotta be all ok!!! (Oh does that boy have a crush on you? sorry, I'm just thinking a lot about crushes lately )
So: drim pesti Mayla! Hee hee I think 5 years might be a bit too early to have a crush on a teacher He just said what he thought, being honest
Jaz tudi!! (Me too). Oh you think 5 years is too early? Well I'm not sure exaclty about 5 ... maybe... but I know it can happen at 8 or 9 already! (at least it did to me )
This is a dangerous thread for me! Do you know what happened just the other day? It was really just the craziest thing, in my world. I woke up in the morning and my very first thought was the answer to this very deep question about piano and specifically something from the past, which I've had for nearly a decade! I couldn't believe it, but there it was as plain as day. I've been working on the answer for years, and through experiences since then I have been growing towards the answer, but it wasn't actually clear until just the other morning (I've needed to gain perspective which has taken quite awhile). weird! That doesn't mean my life is solved, but I feel like what had been this gaping hole in my life is becoming something I can actually stand on and build from .
Well, I've been sitting here trying to write it but to put it into words is impossible to convey its meaning. I think I'll have to save it for music .
I talked with my choir about this last class, and they're into it! I'm pretty excited because I think I'm really going to do it! And, we'll do a program at the end of the semester, too! I treat my choir like a team and my violin class like a choir ... I was team captain in two different sports ... so they're going to do one scene and then some pieces. Here is how I rank my favorite-to-teach classes so far:1. Choir2. Violin3. Piano4. General Music (this last time was more fun, though, but it's also the last class of the day, so...)And some of the kids I have for 3 classes because they like music so much! I can't put my finger on what it is that I like about teaching these classes. I do like the balance between having some classes to teach and then also my private studio. I like the balance, I like the balance. hmmm ...
I can't believe that for more than 2 hours I was reading about people who are 100 and over years old!!... And there's also this lady who is 103 and still playing piano!
I can't believe that for more than 2 hours I was reading about people who are 100 and over years old!! Do you know that the oldest person who ever lived was 122 years old (well like almost 122 and a half) and the oldest living person now is 115! And there's also this lady who is 103 and still playing piano! (there are videos on youtube).
http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/100-year-old-sets-record-with-marathon-finish-5I am either practicing or teaching or I am so tired that I can't write a word, let alone listen to anything
Yes, the oldest known person was a French lady by ther name of Jeanne Calment. As to old musicians, there's the American composer Elliott Carter who will reach the age of 103 on 11 December this year and who is still composing; he's not yet the oldest ever composer - the Frenchman Paul le Flem died aged 103 in 1984 and Leo Ornstein died aged at least 108 in 2002 - but neither composed beyond their 90s, so Carter certainly seems already to have earned a deserved reputation as the only known composer who has continued to compose since his centenary (he is credited with some 14 works written since that date).Best,Alistair
Also, along those lines, I've heard that the school is opening up more classrooms and they are going to dedicate one *just* to my piano classes! AND, that means I'll be able to leave it set up the entire time! I'll have my very own piano lab!! I'm pretty stoked. We need better instruments, but I'll be patient and work with what we've got for now.
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