Fascinating insight into your life and music teaching. So envious of your abilities. All looks so wonderful. If only comes to my mind. I never grew up around friends or family with music abilities. Never had books or music either when I was growing up. Didn't even go to secondary school. My love for music has come to late in life for me to be able to even try to play musical instruments. I absolutely love classical music. I don't know why as I was never introduced to it. I have just been fascinated with the sounds and abilities of people like yourself. Absolutely love classical singers. You are now on a different journey but music will always be with you I am sure of that. Plans to meet up with your pupils for music sessions sounds wonderful. Hopefully you may record some for us to see and hear. My abilities growing up were physical abilities. So on retiring it seems my body has also retired sadly with injures and exhaustion. So it's not something I can continue on with for much longer. Unlike your wonderful abilities. I am sure you will adapt to retired life. You have a wonderful outlook on life. Thank you for sharing this video with us. Gail
Hello Gail. Thank you for your comment. It’s good to hear of your appreciation of music and classical music in particular. Not everyone can be good at everything and the fact that you didn’t get the opportunity to learn an instrument but have still discovered music is brilliant! I hope music is a good companion to your daily life. 🙂
Hi Mary Anne Do you remember who or what inspired you to play the instruments that you do play. If it helps, don't think in terms of retiring. In fact don't even use the word "retired", you have changed careers. As for missing your past students, there is always Zoom or Face Time and other forms of video calling. Mark Alberta, Canada
Hello Mark. I like your idea of a new career! I may start using that phrase. A friend of my parents lived down the road from us and I started to learn the piano from him. He was the grandfather of a girl that was later to become my best friend. I was 6. The headmistress at my primary school just asked me one day if I would like to play the violin and I just said yes. It was in a music class and I was standing on a small podium with a drum round my neck. She must have seen something musical in what I was doing to ask the question. I was 7. Her name was Mrs Irwin. When it comes to the guitar, I didn't have any formal teaching. Both my brothers played guitar and I picked it up and pestered them to show my how to play. I persevered with it and taught myself a lot of it as I grew up. I was 9. I am grateful to each person that influenced me, was there for me and especially to my parents who encouraged me and facilitated my musical journey that still goes on today. You make a valid point about communication these days. It is easy to do. My hope for my pupils is that they find new teachers to take them further and enjoy their journey even more. Thanks for your question.
Fascinating insight into your life and music teaching.
So envious of your abilities. All looks so wonderful.
If only comes to my mind.
I never grew up around friends or family with music abilities.
Never had books or music either when I was growing up.
Didn't even go to secondary school.
My love for music has come to late in life for me to be able to even try to play musical instruments.
I absolutely love classical music. I don't know why as I was never introduced to it.
I have just been fascinated with the sounds and abilities of people like yourself.
Absolutely love classical singers.
You are now on a different journey but music will always be with you I am sure of that.
Plans to meet up with your pupils for music sessions sounds wonderful.
Hopefully you may record some for us to see and hear.
My abilities growing up were physical abilities.
So on retiring it seems my body has also retired sadly with injures and exhaustion.
So it's not something I can continue on with for much longer.
Unlike your wonderful abilities.
I am sure you will adapt to retired life. You have a wonderful outlook on life.
Thank you for sharing this video with us.
Gail
Hello Gail. Thank you for your comment. It’s good to hear of your appreciation of music and classical music in particular. Not everyone can be good at everything and the fact that you didn’t get the opportunity to learn an instrument but have still discovered music is brilliant! I hope music is a good companion to your daily life. 🙂
Hi Mary Anne
Do you remember who or what inspired you to play the instruments that you do play.
If it helps, don't think in terms of retiring. In fact don't even use the word "retired", you have changed careers.
As for missing your past students, there is always Zoom or Face Time and other forms of video calling.
Mark
Alberta, Canada
Hello Mark. I like your idea of a new career! I may start using that phrase. A friend of my parents lived down the road from us and I started to learn the piano from him. He was the grandfather of a girl that was later to become my best friend. I was 6. The headmistress at my primary school just asked me one day if I would like to play the violin and I just said yes. It was in a music class and I was standing on a small podium with a drum round my neck. She must have seen something musical in what I was doing to ask the question. I was 7. Her name was Mrs Irwin. When it comes to the guitar, I didn't have any formal teaching. Both my brothers played guitar and I picked it up and pestered them to show my how to play. I persevered with it and taught myself a lot of it as I grew up. I was 9. I am grateful to each person that influenced me, was there for me and especially to my parents who encouraged me and facilitated my musical journey that still goes on today. You make a valid point about communication these days. It is easy to do. My hope for my pupils is that they find new teachers to take them further and enjoy their journey even more. Thanks for your question.