Friday, June 21, 2013

I Make Another Attempt to Play the Piano with Seven Fingers

Not long ago, I developed a hand condition that renders three of my fingers pretty much useless, especially when trying to play the piano. Here's my attempt to play anyway. It starts slowly but then, gradually...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Marty - that was great! You are an inspiration.

ST said...

Still pretty good, Marty. Do you think it's permanent? I know since starting to play the violin, I realized how physical being a musician is. You really depend on your body and the important parts to keep working, depending on the instrument.

I just saw a news special on this little girl, so I Googled a lot of her videos. In fact she's from a town very near to where I grew up, but she started seeing the spotlight a little when she was 6 (now she's about 11). I never heard of her until now. I know you've talked about how you learned the piano, etc., but as a life long career this girl probably has, what do you think of something like this from a career and musician perspective?

http://www.emilybear.com/

Marty Nemko said...

My honest reaction: She's a testament to the power of marketing. She's okay, nothing more, even given her age. For example, calling her album "Diversity" is brilliant--tied perfectly into the PBS-ish niche her handlers are targeting.

My condition is permanent, alas. I just don't think about it and try to play as well as I can.

 

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