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Oh Puck

I have been trying over the past year to re-gain some of my former piano glory from when I was like 14. I figured I might as well try some of the stuff I used to play since I am home full time and you can only clean the house just so much.

Ambitiously I pulled out a piece from a recital that I played in 1985. It is called Puck by Edvard Grieg. It is really an ugly looking piece with flats all over the place, it is in fact so ugly I cannot for the life of me read it any more and really wonder if I really did play the piece so long ago.

So being the geek I am, I went out to YouTube looking for Puck, or more specifically someone playing Puck. I found someone playing the piece and they play it really well, much better than I ever did. It did jog my memory, however, I am now depressed because the person playing the piece perfectly is like ten years old.

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K~ said…
Hang in there!! I have picked up my oboe several times in the past. I was QUITE accomplished!! I starred in state and was recommended for the St. Paul Children's Orchestra!!! Sadly, we could not afford an oboe. So, after highschool my oboe days were over! I picked it back up for the first time in my senior year at SDSU. I could not even put it together!!! I finally got good enough to play in the "slow" band. Kind of deflating. When I was pregnant with my 1st child, 10 years ago. I bought a $125 plastic used oboe just because I was longing to see if I could play. I did. badly. Once C was born, I made the little baby cry. Not so uplifting to my ego, once miss first chair, only chair, soloist, starring in state girl!!! Now that C plays the flute, I have gotten back into playing the oboe. I am bad, slow and so on, but the kids are very impressed with my knowledge and help. D has played the oboe a bit too. It is fun to play with C. So on that Long Long comment. Keep it up. Soon "Puck" will seem easy and dare I say even fun!

We are now working on the star wars theme at our house!

K~
7:09 AM
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