Ben and Esther did Piano Guild on Monday. They play memorized pieces (Ben 15 and Esther 10) in front of a judge who gives them a point for each musical element they do well (aspects of rhythm, phrasing, dynamic, pedalling, etc). Until you reach a certain level there are some checkmarks you won’t get just because your pieces don’t incorporate those things. Anyway they both [more]
May 242007
May 232007
This is my latest response in the newspaper dialog between me and Rev. Dean Lueking. It’s in the online Wednesday Journal already. I’m not sure whether it’s in the print edition today or not, since some submissions go online before they have room to run them in print. In his most recent response to me [What shall we do with this cross? Viewpoints, March 27], [more]
May 182007
I copied my table of links to the Wednesday Journal dialog over to this blog.
May 172007
Unlike Steve I don’t bike unless it’s quite warm out (at least 60s). It was in the 80s earlier this week and I enjoyed going out on my bike. It’s helpful that the grocery stores are easy biking distance away since I’m disorganized and often just need one or two things I forgot last time. Ben and Esther have piano guild on Monday. Esther’s playing [more]
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