Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Music lessons
Well, came the time that mom thought Kathy and I should take some music lessons. They got Kathy an accordian that was almost as big as she was. She couldn't have been but about ten years old. They got a piano for me and we started taking lessons. Kathy may have been taking lesssons for awhile before me, I can't really remember that. I liked the pretty blonde piano, my teacher and even the lessons. I did not however like to practice. This was near torture for an active outdoor child to sit still for any length of time and practice. I think I took piano lessons about a year and then mom got tired of trying to get me to practice and let me quit. They at one point rented me a small accordian from the place that Kathy was taking lessons. I liked playing it and playing around with it, but I just wasn't one for doing any serious practicing on any instrument.
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I too had piano lessons although I did mine for 4 years. Our first piano was a very old upright that was on our front screened in porch. Of course in the middle of a Wisconsin winter even with a little electric heater and the screens covered in plastic, it wasn't too warm to practice. I got much better after we got a brand new piano that was inside. My mom had that piano for 35 years and it was still in excellent condition.
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm talking about having the piano that long. Does she still have it? Congrats to you for sticking to the piano longer than I did. I'm thinking your personality and disposition were a little different than mine!s
ReplyDeleteNo she sold it when she moved to Wisconsin. I could have gone to get it but it would have cost a lot of money and then just sat in the house.
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