390 sats \ 3 replies \ @0fje0 26 Jan \ on: 2024-01-26-061332.m4a mostly_harmless
Cool! Not sure what I expected to hear. Probably guitar or something.
Instead, it instantly took me back to an experience many years ago that started my own quest to master a particular piece of music.
The experience?
Sitting in a pub with team mates in an after-game 'social' with the other team and it's about time to call it a day and go home, when this much older guy (I believe he was the team manager or something) sits down at the piano and starts playing the most beautiful melody I'd ever heard.
What made it extra special was that he timed his 'performance' to perfection. The after-game excitement was all but over, the pub got just quiet enough, you could sense everyone was thinking wtf is this burly guy gonna do with a piano? Embarrass himself?
And out comes this exquisite piece of music.
I decided on the spot that I needed to learn that music - and the timing part - and try to recreate that magic if and when I get the opportunity.
My practising must have sounded a lot like yours - except you seem to progress a lot faster. Keep at it!
Oh, just realized I ignored everything else you said in my previous response haha
Instead, it instantly took me back to an experience many years ago that started my own quest to master a particular piece of music.The experience?Sitting in a pub with team mates in an after-game 'social' with the other team and it's about time to call it a day and go home, when this much older guy (I believe he was the team manager or something) sits down at the piano and starts playing the most beautiful melody I'd ever heard.What made it extra special was that he timed his 'performance' to perfection. The after-game excitement was all but over, the pub got just quiet enough, you could sense everyone was thinking wtf is this burly guy gonna do with a piano? Embarrass himself?And out comes this exquisite piece of music.
Wow, cool story :) Reminds me how I always wanted to be the guy who plays guitar at a camp fire. But so far, there were always people who could play guitar a lot better than me so I rather listened to them playing guitar. It's also scary to put yourself into the spotlight and play something. People most likely wouldn't tell you if you suck and will just sit through it; hoping you'll stop soon lol
I decided on the spot that I needed to learn that music - and the timing part - and try to recreate that magic if and when I get the opportunity.
So you also play piano? Did you get this opportunity yet?
My practising must have sounded a lot like yours - except you seem to progress a lot faster. Keep at it!
Have been practicing this part of the song for five evenings now. So what you hear is not the first time that I am trying to play this part haha
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So you also play piano?
Sad;y, no. Despite my late Mom having been a piano teacher, lol. But she patiently taught me that one specific piece: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 (which you may know as the "Moonlight Sonata").
Did you get this opportunity yet?
Yes, it was many years ago and it felt almost as good as the pub guy's! I doubt I'd be able to do it again without re-learing the piece. I don't even have access to a piano these days.
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Cool! Not sure what I expected to hear. Probably guitar or something.
Oh, I could also pack out my guitar again. It must have been at least 5 years since I played some guitar.
I learned electronic guitar when I was still in school (so when I was around 15 years old) but for some reason, my right shoulder (strumming hand) always started to hurt fast while playing. Maybe my posture was just bad or the guitar was not the right size? I never figured it out. I really liked it but that took the fun out of it after some while. Constant pain. And additionally comes the pain from holding the strings down with the left hand which gets worse when you didn't play for a while (less hard skin at the finger tips).
I even started to play western guitar at one point. That hurt even more lol. Then I realized that maybe I should just learn piano for less pain.