Timothy Stolz and Princess
"Have piano, will travel."
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Timothy Stolz and Princess "Have piano, will travel."
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May I share one of many stories about “Just Beautiful Piano Music"? Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and went down the aisle to greet her. Leaving his seat also, the little boy discovered the door marked “NO ADMITTANCE” and explored his way onto the concert stage. Finding a piano behind the stage curtains, he began to practice. The lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin. The mother returned to her seat to find the child missing. Suddenly the stage curtains parted to display the impressive Steinway grand piano with the missing child gently picking out “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Then Paderewski, the grand piano master, made his entrance on stage and quickly moved to the piano, whispering into the boy’s ear “Don’t quit, keep playing.” Paderewski leaned over the boy filling in a left hand or bass part while the boy kept picking out his version of the melody. Then with his right hand, now his presence surrounding the boy, Paderewski added a running obbligato to this duet. Together the old master and the young novice transformed what could have been a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was so mesmerized that they could not recall what else the grand master played that night. Only the classic “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” was the talk of the town. What we can accomplish on our own may not amount to much, until we accompany a grand master at anything. Remember to try your best and “listen” for that voice that say’s “Don’t quit, keep playing.” Best Wishes! Timothy |
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