Sound of Music 02/27/2009
 

Some say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. And, of course, the common belief is diamonds are a girl's best friend. But here's the key(s) to my heart. I'll give you some clues--it's very large, crafted of wood, and it has eighty-eight black-and-white keys. Yep. On Wednesday, after MANY YEARS of craving a piano, we bought one! I am so excited and exultant about it that I am even posting my first ever PICTURE into a blogpost! Here it is--a real beauty, one of a kind.



 

It's nearly a hundred years old (doesn't look a day over ninety, right?!) but it's been totally refurbished on the outside with some inside work done too. It has a sweet, rich sound and the keys are free and not heavy. It is PERFECT! I am whole again.

I've been playing piano since I'm five and I've come to realize it is a soul thing for me. Not a luxury but a need. I use piano to process, to thinktank, to muse, and to work out negative emotions. Nothing like one of those key-pounding stacatto pieces where you get to really take out your anger! :-)

I am so grateful to have the gift of music in my life. Come over--I'll play you something!

 


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Ronit link
03/02/2009 02:55

Riva, my favoritest bestest bestest piano teacher ever, i'm so happy you got yourself a piano!!!! I miss your music!!!
-Ronit

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THE SIS
03/10/2009 10:22

Riva,
The piano is absolutely beautiful and I love antiques, so the 100 years definitely adds a touch to it!
Recently, I got someone to play piano for me (practically had to BEG), and I sat remembering watching you sway back and forth, playing. No one plays like you - no one else has that intense emotion that makes you sway without even realizing it (ok, maybe Beethoven or Bacch did ;-] ). I wanted to ask my friend to play some of the songs I remember you playing, but it wouldn't have been the same (and they wouldn't have known them)... "If I saw you in heaven", "Do you really want to live forever"....

P.S. I know you didn't mean it this way in your last blog... but.... thanks for recommending Hermann Hesse :) Never heard of him before, so I looked him up and I started reading Demian. I can see how it must've resonated with you and it does with me, too. Don't you feel glad that you passed on your childhood pasttimes??!!

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Halfshared link
04/07/2009 07:32

It really does look like a beauty. It looks so enticing! I'm sure it's really easy getting the pesach cleaning done with that in the corner.

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Online Kasino Verzeichnis link
04/15/2009 06:15

I admit, I have not been on this webpage in a long time... however it was another joy to see It is such an important topic and ignored by so many, even professionals. I thank you to help making people more aware of possible issues.
Great stuff as usual....

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cindy
03/09/2010 05:14

and you're a piano teacher, too.....pretty darn cool.

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Esti R
07/07/2010 08:35

Glad it's the key to your heart and you wrote it too, because believe it or not it is also the key to mine and I get ridiculed alot for it (kind of like 'what do you find so enticing and soul moving in music?') Well how do you explain the beauty of music to someone totally not 'with it'- you can't- pointless.... Anyways, thanks Riva for all your marvelous writings- just love reading them all!!!!!!

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