This is rapidly becoming a fortnightly rather than weekly blog =)
There is not a whole lot to report, that's why. I am still learning plenty. Last week for example Laura talked about Baroque style and how to play it. Also, last week's lesson was especially sweet because Sirisha brought some delicious coconut and passionfruit cake.
This week Laura presented me with a new song: Ksekina Mia Psaropoula made popular by the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Nawww that was very sweet. The youtube link will have to do for now until I learn to play it. This song is in the key of D-Major which means there is a C# (high third finger on the G-string). That's was not exactly new to me since I have been mucking about learning my own songs that are either already in the key of D-major or that I have transposed from C-Major using the power of mathematics (that is to say, adding one).
We also talked about the A-minor melodic scale. It appears in one of my exercises, and apparently also in one of Laura's pieces for an upcoming Ady Ensemble performance. She played some of what she has been practising. It's time like that where her love of music shows, and it's an infectious love. She can't way to play it and I can't wait to hear it (and perhaps play it myself some day).
No stickers for Szechuan in these lessons. Sirisha has received some for her efforts. Go Sirisha!
Laura will be away next week so lesson #87 will have to wait a fortnight anyway. It's not so bad: Mzaza are supposed to be performing at City Hall next Tuesday.
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