We have an electronic piano at church. It was donated by a family for when we needed piano accompaniment with singers. It’s quite nice. But we haven’t used it much for a while. Recently, our pastor asked me if we could work together and plan more intentionally to use it. I have played it before, but it was just fill-in music, so I wasn’t too worried about it. Now the music is going to be printed in the bulletin. My name will be there too. Pastor wants the music to be chosen thoughtfully and to connect to the service somehow. That turns up the heat a little.
My debut yesterday was Bach’s Prelude No. 1 from The Well-Tempered Clavier. You’ve probably heard it, even if you don’t recognize the title. I was incredibly nervous. But it went well. Practice paid off…
In two weeks: Precious Lord, Take my Hand.
You are a rock star!!! If we come to Baltimore, can we get front-row tickets, or do we have to bribe someone? If I practice, can I play a duet with you on the ukulele? (I’m working on Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, so see if you can work that in the rotation.)
Was it weird playing with your back to the congregation? Seems like usually the performer sits at least sideways if not facing the crowd…
I think I prefer it this way. I make a lot of faces when I play. Mostly I just grind my teeth until my jaw hurts, but sometimes I wince and grimace. Nobody saw that. They just saw my non-lumpy back.
I was gonna mention yesterday (after whining about not being able to keep fish – I mean shish – alive) that I suppose your next post will somehow highlight my musical ineptness … but I didn’t want to give you any ideas …
Scar #1: Tried out for the chorus in 3rd grade & was rejected. (I mean really, who rejects someone who is 8)
Scar #2: 5th grade class puts on a play & I am asked to lip sync the words.
Have I mentioned that I can cross one eye while the other one looks straight?
( … who rejects someone who is 8. I don’t know where the face came from)
Nuts. I was hoping you knew how to get that great smiley face with the sun glasses…
I thought you were saying, “who rejects someone who is cool.”
That too!
By the way, I would have loved to have heard you play … I’m sure it was great! Do you have the event recorded on a CD? (But I would like to sit in front of you … to see the faces & grinding!)
AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! Brad wasn’t grinding in church, was he? AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
You DO mean “organ grinding” right? And, you do have a monkey???
C’mon Beth, the door’s WIDE OPEN for this one!
8)…just checking to see if that’s how you make the smiley face…
Huh. That should have worked. It’s what Peggy typed.
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I have absolutely no recollection of typing that …. if anyone should find my mind, please don’t return it to me.
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Dang. can’t get it.
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Come on Brad … how’d I do that?
Did you really do it?
Why don’t you answer? Did someone cut out your tongue?
Sorry, Peggy, I was watching my “stories” last night. Hehe… I always liked that way of saying watching TV. It sounds like less of a waste of time.
I have no idea how you did that. All you typed was 8). Posted comments always come to my email. And we have all tried it now. Maybe you’re a computer genius and you don’t know it.
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AH! I did it!
The first one is just eight and parenthesis;
the second one is eight, dash, and parenthesis;
the third one is eight, parenthesis, parenthesis.
I have no idea why it sometimes does it and sometimes doesn’t.
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Maybe it has to be between words 8). Did that 8) work?
That’s it!!! You have to have it accompanied by words!!! YAY!!! Beth did it!!!
OK – so I need a cheat sheet. Let me guess first. Smiley face 8) and sad face 😎 and cool dude 8)) Did I get it right?
Crap!! I can only get cool dude! Let me try something else 🙂 How’s that?
YEAH!!!! I’m a dork. Bury me!
Precious Lord, Take My Hand? That’s quite a stretch from the Fifth Evangelist, isn’t it?
Peperkorn
Hehe. Well, we have all sorts in our church. Precious Lord is kind of a favorite. And when it comes down to it, the words are basically a paraphrase of Psalm 142.
Ice day, guess I won’t be needing these 8)
I’m assuming you broke any record with the number of posts EVER with this one?
Post #38 (my current age)