September 2, 2021,
I love to surf You Tube. I can get lost
watching stuff. I love watching everything Tiny Houses but that's
another blog. As I was going from one video to another I spotted people
playing the piano. I love keyboards and of course real pianos.
When I quit smoking over 30+ years ago I decided to buy myself a piano to keep
my fingers and mind off cigarettes and use the money I would have paid for
them on paying off the piano. It was fun and yes it kept me busy.
I took piano lessons as a child but hated practicing. I guess that's
common. I had one piano teacher who liked to give recitals! They
wanted us to show off what we learned. I don't know about other kids but
I was terrified. Maybe I performed in one but I think that was
all. I got to hate piano lessons. Then I met another woman
who sang in church and I loved listening to her. Somehow I found out she
taught piano too. I used to ride my bicycle to her house every week for
my lessons and we had an agreement. If I practiced and played well she
would sing for me. That was motivation. I don't remember how long
the lessons lasted but the memories are sweet.
When we bought this
house it came with a piano. No one wants pianos anymore - we can't give
it away. Whoever played it spilled something on the keys and they
are sticky. And it's out of tune. I might have a piano tuner come
and give an estimate. But I have a portable keyboard. I even
signed up for some lessons on Udemy that are fun. I've messed with them
off and on.
So back to You Tube and keyboards.
I found Dr. K Boogie Woogie. I asked my son the last time we
talked on Facetime if he ever heard of Boogie Woogie. He had no idea
what it was and he's only 23 years younger. I chuckled. Then I pulled up
Dr. K's video on my iPhone and played it for him. He thought it
was cool.
An empty piano stands in a London train station and invites people to sit down and play. Then Dr. K shows up and boogies on the keyboard with them. Or sometimes there are no players and he boogies alone. Here is a fun one.
Here's another one where he shows a Japanese girl Boogie Woogie for the first time. He even has video lessons where he shows us what fingers to use and how to practice.http://effywild.com
Thank you for reading.
5 comments:
The pure joy with the gal from Japan had me smiling the whole time!
I know boogie woogie but I haven't heard of this Dr K guy before, it looks like fun what he does in the train station. Kinda makes me want to get a piano now lol Elle EOTC
these are delightful! we need more of that joy in the world. thank you for sharing!
I loved all this so much thank you for sharing.
Mol
This was so much fun! Thank you! I kinda love that your house came with a piano.
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