I think I unleash a lot less than I realize I do. *nods* At least I think so after reading your post and pondering it.
The last time I unleashed though...that I remember. Sunday, and I sat down to play piano at a client's. Just planning to play through Scott Joplin's The Entertainer since that's typically the only piece I learned that I tend to remember.
I decided I liked the sound of the piano, the way the notes struck, and rang out, the pitch and the tone were quite beautiful, kind of captivating. And I just lay my fingers on the keys and started playing...and a haunting little melodic tune came from somewhere, played through my fingers, reminding me of the beautiful, emotional score in "Pan's Labyrinth."
I think I sat there for an hour or so just playing the tune back and forth, adding to it, playing around, realizing that somewhere along the way in recent years I'd developed an ear for notes and chords, what work together and what don't, almost intuitively playing those that did, and occasionally hitting a note out of place, then just playing around looking for one that sounded like it belonged in the space.
It was a very surreal and lovely experience.
The tune I played came from envisioning a scene in a story/novel I'm working on; I just wanted to play some sort of soundtrack to the scene that came to mind, kind of express it through the music or express what was in the imagery in my mind through music. And I did, and had a lot of fun doing it. It was great. :)
And now I want a piano at home, so that when I'm plotting my stories/novels or looking for some inspiration or just want to get out the imagery in my mind in a way other than words, when the words don't come or aren't coming, I can sit at the piano and paint it in another way.
Or at the very least, I am going to take piano lessons in the future, and hopefully not too long. But still, piano at home for writing inspiration, s'where it's at. :)
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Date: 2009-05-05 08:26 am (UTC)The last time I unleashed though...that I remember. Sunday, and I sat down to play piano at a client's. Just planning to play through Scott Joplin's The Entertainer since that's typically the only piece I learned that I tend to remember.
I decided I liked the sound of the piano, the way the notes struck, and rang out, the pitch and the tone were quite beautiful, kind of captivating. And I just lay my fingers on the keys and started playing...and a haunting little melodic tune came from somewhere, played through my fingers, reminding me of the beautiful, emotional score in "Pan's Labyrinth."
I think I sat there for an hour or so just playing the tune back and forth, adding to it, playing around, realizing that somewhere along the way in recent years I'd developed an ear for notes and chords, what work together and what don't, almost intuitively playing those that did, and occasionally hitting a note out of place, then just playing around looking for one that sounded like it belonged in the space.
It was a very surreal and lovely experience.
The tune I played came from envisioning a scene in a story/novel I'm working on; I just wanted to play some sort of soundtrack to the scene that came to mind, kind of express it through the music or express what was in the imagery in my mind through music. And I did, and had a lot of fun doing it. It was great. :)
And now I want a piano at home, so that when I'm plotting my stories/novels or looking for some inspiration or just want to get out the imagery in my mind in a way other than words, when the words don't come or aren't coming, I can sit at the piano and paint it in another way.
Or at the very least, I am going to take piano lessons in the future, and hopefully not too long. But still, piano at home for writing inspiration, s'where it's at. :)