A Musical Interlude: Learning To Play the Piano.

In my spare time, I've been teaching myself how to play the Piano.  Having no formal lessons except for my patience and my purchase of this beautiful keyboard from Goodwill for six dollars, I've been able to accomplish something that brings me great pleasure when the house is empty, the mind is addled and the evening's are late....sometimes very late.

You likely know all of these tunes.... although you may not recognize the names....

Hit the "pause" button in the "Melodic Musings" box on the right to halt any background music which may autostart.

Enjoy...... 

Humoresque by Antonín Dvořák

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=989792331031918&l=5245743103051810713


The Entertainer

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=966004216744063&l=8639414119027083562


Fur Elise:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=944279178916567&l=4994856884859761698


Hungarian Dance Number 5:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=944311685579983&l=4157812163431093450


Mozart's, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=967150526629432&l=3985009696507999101


Amazing Grace:

 https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=920913291253156&l=7940950122668398264


Csikos Post:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=945199268824558&l=5704532419717010816

  
 Music and the arts bring me great pleasure to my soul and counterbalance my love of the sciences in a symbiotic and connective way that is hard to describe.  I will never be a concert pianist, but I am enjoying what little I am learning to be able to experience yet another wonderful gift of music.

Namaste!


Comments

  1. Sarah WilsonFebruary 1, 2015 at 12:02 AM

    These are really good. Perhaps we should do a 4-track tape exchange.

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