I grew up playing chamber music, by default. We had a family orchestra for a few years, consisting of my parents, siblings, and whatever musical friends could be persuaded to come over and play with us for two hours on a Sunday evening. I alternated between liking it and hating it. Now, I'm grateful for the years of musical education, the ability to sight-read (though I'm rusty at it now), the ability to transpose (though again, very rusty at that now), and the intimacy with some pieces of music that only comes with being inside the music, performing, rather than being outside, listening.
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Date: 2019-12-14 10:58 pm (UTC)I grew up playing chamber music, by default. We had a family orchestra for a few years, consisting of my parents, siblings, and whatever musical friends could be persuaded to come over and play with us for two hours on a Sunday evening. I alternated between liking it and hating it. Now, I'm grateful for the years of musical education, the ability to sight-read (though I'm rusty at it now), the ability to transpose (though again, very rusty at that now), and the intimacy with some pieces of music that only comes with being inside the music, performing, rather than being outside, listening.