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HomepageTuesday, March 12th, 2019
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I went to Vista del Monte and
Alexander Gardens yesterday to play for the residents. I was eager to
play at Vista del Monte because there was a problem with my calendar
last month and I missed a performance, leaving me in much
embarrassment. I was determined not to let that happen today so I set
several alarms to help me.
I went through some Disney songs at Vista del Monte which is fairly new for me since I decided I needed to change my repertoire
inbetween learning new pieces. Those Disney songs included ones from
Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Pinocchio, and
The Lion King. Disney songs are a lot of fun to play because I know them from my childhood and they put me in a comfortable head space.
When I went to Alexander Gardens
later in the day I decided to slightly change my repertoire by
including shortened versions of classics. I have a large book from my
teenage piano playing days that has these pieces, so I decided to play
about twenty of those for the residents. They were fun to play
and included pieces such as The William Tell Overture, Schubert's
Unfinished Symphony, Ode to Joy, and Vivaldi's Spring. In addition to
these I also played the Disney music and my usual repertoire. I have
been getting much better playing Brahms' Capriccio 2 in front of
audiences, which made me happy during this day of retirement home
visits.
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