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| That's me at the piano (back of my head), performing in a lovely concert with Portland Chamber Music. |
It is after 9 p.m. Sunday night and I am just now posting about Saturday.
A busy weekend did I have!
These post will be short. I am spending the night at my daughter and son-in-law's home. I am on Baby Gracie duty. She has been sleeping since 6:30 p.m. I will need to get to sleep soon, so I can be there if she awakens in the wee hours.
First of all, the chamber music performance was delightful! I was focused and in the moment with nearly every note I played. I felt connected with the other musicians like never before. Chamber music is indeed "making music with friends", as the the music director always says.
We got a standing ovation. It was a small, but appreciative audience. The concert was held in a Methodist church in St. John's. The piano was old and the damper pedal was almost shot. It reminded me of a car with the brakes going out. I had to press the pedal all the way to the floor to make it function.
But it worked. I coaxed some beautiful music out of this instrument.
I am quite proud of myself. I managed to stay calm and focused. I could have definitely used more practice, but I got in some work, daily, which proves my theory that regular, daily, focused practice, even in small increments brings results.
Like my hooping! I am still going strong!
On that note, I hope you had a happy Saturday!
Moving in to Sunday's post!
Love,
Zita
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