the music lesson

I never wanted to be a piano teacher.  Being a piano teacher is like
being a standup comedian.
 
Anyone can be a piano teacher - just like anyone can be a standup
comedian.

To be a piano teacher you just have to know at least how to play the
piano.

To be a standup comedian you at least have to be funny.
~~~

But that's not what this post is all about.


This post is about why I identify heavily with Beethoven.


Now anyone who reads my blog - and they are Legion - knows
that I heavily indentify with Jackson Pollock.  But that is because we
share a common bond:  Creativity and thus Despondency.

And the common bond that I share with Beethoven is that he was
a Piano Teacher.


I found this thing I saved once and I really should have recorded where
I got it.  But it tells of the very Core of Beethoven's Existence - passion.

It is written by someone who once took piano lessons from the Master
himself.  And in the short article the person tells how friendly and
patient Beethoven was as a teacher - even in the presence of mistakes
made by the student.  And that is because Beethoven himself made
mistakes when he played - even in performances.  But what Beethoven
didn't have patience with is when there was a lack of expression - for
instance in the interpretation of the music.  That is when he became
testy with the student - even angry.


And here is what that means to me.

that if ludwig von beethoven could play for others - making mistakes - as
I always do  - then I can live with playing in front of other also  - just not
at Carnegie Hall - lol - but in my own living room  - and I can play beautiful
passionate music like love dreams by Lizst - omitting the hard parts - of
course and Fur Elise and so much more.


Because if Beethoven can see what is really important in playing music
in front of others - then so can I.


and that means that in some small way - there may be Hope.
~~~

Now one other thing I want to say in this post entitled the music
lesson is that today I realized that it is not just the Masters that
deserve our attention - but the mini Masters too.

I happened upon something called Rondo from Sonata Op. 5 #4
by Johann Christian Bach.  Now Johann Christian Bach was the
youngest surviving son of J. S. Bach and he wrote this wonderful
piece that I could even play fairly easily.  When I think that I might
have never seen this  - well I'm glad I did.


why you might ask?


Because if I found this really nice piece by J. C. Bach - then maybe
there are...



Others.





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