I am always leaving my watch inside pianos and sometimes my watch will have disappeared. Now I know why!
In case you’re wondering what all those pieces were supposed to sound like
In case you’re wondering what all those pieces were supposed to sound like
Each of the five pieces from this post in their original forms. Just in case you thought that perhaps Chopin was the Thelonious Monk of the mid-1800s. And before anybody says anything, yes, lots of instruments play Monti’s version of a Czardas and most of them with the piano, but a Czardas (Csárdás) is really a gypsy violin thing and I like it that way.
Beauty pageants are full of musical talent
Beauty pageants are full of musical talent
Some of these regularly make the internet rounds and some aren’t necessarily the worst, but all are still hilarious to snooty trained musicians. From a girl playing both clarinet AND piano (admittedly not terribly, but it was creative enough to elicit a giggle) to Sarah Palin to my most favorite Chopin performance OF ALL TIME, enjoy the videos below. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to tell my own clarinet player that I don’t need him anymore. Collaborative piano includes self-collaboration, right?
Flash needs to die
Flash needs to die
If only I were clever enough to write this bit on trying to visit a local restaurant’s website:
Website: Oh! Hi! What can I help you with today?
Me: What are your —
Website: Hang on, I’m loading the music.
Me: Really.
Website: You’ll love it. It’s “Girl from Ipanema” arranged for steel drum and keytar.
Me: No, you don’t have to —
Website: Loading…
Me: All I want is —
Website: I SAID DOT DOT DOT.
