PianoMonk Lovely! Y'all put me to shame ...


Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.

    TC3 Thanks, TC3. There is no shame in the joy one gets from playing music, no matter the level of expertise or difficulty, or simplicity, of the piece. We all have our reasons for playing an instrument, but ultimately the important thing is how our efforts make us feel. Not many casual musicians are as accomplished as they would like to be. But given our circumstances, with various distractions, commitments, etc., we do the best we can. Some days we feel good about our musical endeavors, sometimes we get discouraged. But we should always look for the joy and be proud of ourselves for taking the time to explore music.

    We do a gig a couple of times a year at a local smallish town. It has a very large library and a large room that they use for weekly events, usually a music type group, not always music, but something for the community. It's over the lunch hour, 12 - 1, and it's always free. (It's a non-paying thing for us, but great advertising.) It's well attended. Wednesdays. Pretty much every week.

    Seems that every time we're there, in the front row, there is a lady who's mentally challenged. Have never actually met her but I pay attention. If she likes the music, she's often wigglin' and jigglin' and groovin' and grinnin' to the music. It is really good feedback for me as a musician. If she's not enjoying the music, it makes me think something is wrong.

    That kind of joy / happiness is infectious... in both directions! πŸ™‚

    8 months later

    TC3 Did you remove your video?

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    • TC3 replied to this.

      lilypad I played this Grade 4 piece for a piano club meeting and got a lot of enthusiastic comments on it.

      I cannot see your video, it says: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Alfred Music". Could you please tell us which piece it was?

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        Animisha Sorry about that. It is "French Movie Waltz" by Catherine Rollin from her book "Dancing on the Keys".

        There are still some other recordings of it on YouTube if you want to hear what it sounds like. I'll try and remember to put a title next time I share a YouTube video as "video unavailable" seems to more and more common.

          lilypad "French Movie Waltz" by Catherine Rollin from her book "Dancing on the Keys".

          Thank you! I'll check it out.

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          Animisha Yah, just cleaning up my YT video collection, and wasn't thrilled with the audio quality on that one anyway.


          Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.

          Here comes Enya's Watermark one more time.

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            This is a version of "What a Wonderful World" by Jon Baptiste. I played the piece once in a store on an old piano. The manager said it’s her favorite piece.

            Animisha Hooray!


            Enthusiastic but mediocre amateur.