great pianists on piano playing

by James Francis Cooke is a really good book.


You don't have to be a budding Concert Pianist to benefit
from reading this book.

And I find that these over the top piano players even have
suggestions on Piano Playing that can be applied to Real Life -

is there any other kind?


For instance:

~ Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni writes that 'in fine
piano playing all of the details are important' -as in life.

~Sergi Rachmaninoff  - who wrote the rach 3 boo hoo - says
that 'the mere ability to play a few pieces does not constitute
musical proficiency' - well I would guess that Frank Abagnale, jr.
pondered over that one from his jail cell although he did ok in the
end.

~Vladimir de Pachmann -  'the C M scale is the most difficult
Scale of all - and there you have it - Simplicity for Dummies

~Alexander Lambert - 'seldom practice over four hours a day' -
not too long ago I actually did manage to practice for four hours
on some days - which leads me to the last and most important
quote from James Cooke's great book

~Ignaz Jan Paderewski - Paderewski is to Piano Playing as Albert
Einstein is to Science.  In fact in introducing this great Pianist in
Chapter 22 - Cooke wisely points out that 'his pianoforte playing
has been so frequently appraised by great critics that it is unnecessary
to comment upon it here.  And the quote that Paderewski offers in
this book is:   'students spend too much time in playing and too little
in work.'

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Isn't this the truth.  I've been there and done that.  When I was in college
I had the Best of Both Worlds.  I was so overcome by Awe in just being
allowed to mingle with these amazing professors and students alike - yet
I had access to the really fun and wild side too:  fraternity parties.

If I could go back - not forward - in Time would I choose one over the
other?  Absolutely not. For both hold cherished memories for me.

But now I find myself on the Crossroads of my Life.  Whether or not to
continue living in the Realistic role of Housewife or should I step out of the
Box and mix with a touch of  Real Reality.

Even I don't know what lies ahead for stidh.


But you can be sure that whatever happens  - you will be able to read all
about it right here on my Blog.







and would it kill you to comment?




is that incoherent enough for you joe politico?
i know you read my blog but please just give
me a sign : ) seg