This is a remarkable piece, Helen. An absolute delight to read and enjoy. It's funny how we spoke for nearly two hours upon our first encounter and barely spoke about music.
This is an amazing account well told! Oddly enough, I find it reminiscent of Patrick Rothfuss' Name Of The Wind and how he depicts the studentship of the keenly apt protagonist Kvothe.
It certainly hits upon the archetype of the sage and student.
Thank you so much Tai! <3 Yeah now thinking about when we met the first time, we didn't talk about music a lot (maybe at all?), ROFL how did that happen?? We need to make up for it.
Now you've mentioned Name of the Wind, I gotta check it out -- I heard a lot about the book being a good fantasy novel, but never knew what it's about or read it, so I suppose now is the time! Really curious to see what the protagonist's journey is like. Thank you for the recommendation =)
Confession time: I've always thought that archetypes are fancy ways to say "cliches," but now you brought it up and put it in a new light, I realize that it's because we're all living in and with archetypes, however unwittingly we are. Love this perspective, and I need to revise my ideas about archetypes ;)
You are too kind Karena! I don't think I could ever do a proper tribute to him, but you just affirmed to me that all my toils and labors over these words are well-worth it 😄 Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement =)
Helen, WOW! This is so beautiful. It gave me goosebumps and I'm still quivering at the sound of your words filling the air in my room. This piece is spectacular. It has every element I could possibly want to read: the story, the pathos, the emotions, the insights, and the sound. Yes, the sound of this piece is just incredible. "Curiously, Marc thought my modest skills were an advantage. Because you have to play music with your mind, not with your fingers, he said." -- this left me speechless. I could go on and on here, but I don't want to clutter your comments section lol. Awesome, AWESOME piece! Thank you!
Awww Silvio! Thank you so much <3 What did I do to deserve such high praise from you?! You are making me cry 🥺 This special edition felt rather self-indulgent and almost too personal --- I feel it's impossible to do justice to portray him and what I've learned from him, but it was a day with the happy coincidence of double 24s on a Friday, so I just *have* to try to make this into the best darn thing I could do at that moment in time. Thank you Silvio, THANK YOU for your always kind words and comments, I appreciate you! <3
Thank you Karena! I feel rather undeserving of your high praise, but this is a great confidence booster at the same time. I really appreciate your encouragement and kind words! <3
Thank you Liz! I was *so* nervous when hitting "publish" but you just affirmed to me that all my toils and labors over the words are worth it 😄 Really appreciate your kind words and support!
Helen, I hung onto every word of this piece. 🥹 Not uncharacteristic of your writing, but this piece took me deeper into your world. A beautiful tribute to your teacher, some of the most impactful people on our life journey, no matter the skill.
Although I’m not a musician, I enjoy music and recently saw an exhibit of Iannis Xenakis which opened my eyes to many forms of written music.
Kelly, thank you so much for your kind words! ♥️ I felt it's almost impossible to pay proper tribute to him and his impact on me, so I tried really hard to work on this piece to do it justice. Really happy to see the piece resonated, and indeed, teachers are some of the most impactful people in our lives no matter the subject matter 😄
Ahhh and yes, I do love Xenakis! An engineer and a musician in his elements, he composed awesome music, or acoustic adventures, shall I say ;) and on top of all the visual forms he used that are totally nerdy and engineer-y haha. Love 20th century classical music, and let me know if you want to chat more about it ;)
This is a remarkable piece, Helen. An absolute delight to read and enjoy. It's funny how we spoke for nearly two hours upon our first encounter and barely spoke about music.
This is an amazing account well told! Oddly enough, I find it reminiscent of Patrick Rothfuss' Name Of The Wind and how he depicts the studentship of the keenly apt protagonist Kvothe.
It certainly hits upon the archetype of the sage and student.
Thank you so much Tai! <3 Yeah now thinking about when we met the first time, we didn't talk about music a lot (maybe at all?), ROFL how did that happen?? We need to make up for it.
Now you've mentioned Name of the Wind, I gotta check it out -- I heard a lot about the book being a good fantasy novel, but never knew what it's about or read it, so I suppose now is the time! Really curious to see what the protagonist's journey is like. Thank you for the recommendation =)
Confession time: I've always thought that archetypes are fancy ways to say "cliches," but now you brought it up and put it in a new light, I realize that it's because we're all living in and with archetypes, however unwittingly we are. Love this perspective, and I need to revise my ideas about archetypes ;)
I dream of writing like this. Beautiful. Silvio said everything I started to say ...
You are too kind Karena! I don't think I could ever do a proper tribute to him, but you just affirmed to me that all my toils and labors over these words are well-worth it 😄 Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement =)
Helen, WOW! This is so beautiful. It gave me goosebumps and I'm still quivering at the sound of your words filling the air in my room. This piece is spectacular. It has every element I could possibly want to read: the story, the pathos, the emotions, the insights, and the sound. Yes, the sound of this piece is just incredible. "Curiously, Marc thought my modest skills were an advantage. Because you have to play music with your mind, not with your fingers, he said." -- this left me speechless. I could go on and on here, but I don't want to clutter your comments section lol. Awesome, AWESOME piece! Thank you!
Awww Silvio! Thank you so much <3 What did I do to deserve such high praise from you?! You are making me cry 🥺 This special edition felt rather self-indulgent and almost too personal --- I feel it's impossible to do justice to portray him and what I've learned from him, but it was a day with the happy coincidence of double 24s on a Friday, so I just *have* to try to make this into the best darn thing I could do at that moment in time. Thank you Silvio, THANK YOU for your always kind words and comments, I appreciate you! <3
the story, the pathos, the emotion, the insights, the sound ... just incredible ...
Thank you Karena! I feel rather undeserving of your high praise, but this is a great confidence booster at the same time. I really appreciate your encouragement and kind words! <3
"Serve the music. Serve the art. Serve no man." Such a beautiful piece Helen! Thank you for sharing your incredible story =)
Thank you Liz! I was *so* nervous when hitting "publish" but you just affirmed to me that all my toils and labors over the words are worth it 😄 Really appreciate your kind words and support!
Helen, I hung onto every word of this piece. 🥹 Not uncharacteristic of your writing, but this piece took me deeper into your world. A beautiful tribute to your teacher, some of the most impactful people on our life journey, no matter the skill.
Although I’m not a musician, I enjoy music and recently saw an exhibit of Iannis Xenakis which opened my eyes to many forms of written music.
Thanks for sharing 😍
Kelly, thank you so much for your kind words! ♥️ I felt it's almost impossible to pay proper tribute to him and his impact on me, so I tried really hard to work on this piece to do it justice. Really happy to see the piece resonated, and indeed, teachers are some of the most impactful people in our lives no matter the subject matter 😄
Ahhh and yes, I do love Xenakis! An engineer and a musician in his elements, he composed awesome music, or acoustic adventures, shall I say ;) and on top of all the visual forms he used that are totally nerdy and engineer-y haha. Love 20th century classical music, and let me know if you want to chat more about it ;)