A Couple of Things I Learned Last Year

If you need to survive in outer space without a spacesuit, you should not hold your breath. Having a lot of air in your lungs will cause your lungs to explode. Ouch! So let out as much air as you can before you exit your space vehicle. You will pass out within a few seconds from lack of oxygen to the brain, but if you’re revived within a few minutes, you might survive. Good luck!
I’m not as good at reading music as I thought I was. I have always been proud of how well I sight-read music, and I still am. But, apparently my brain translates notes on the staff directly into notes on the piano without any intermediary step of naming the notes. I never look at a D on the staff, for example, and think, “That is a D.” I simply play it. Nevertheless, I’m pretty quick to name the notes on the treble clef, probably thanks to my years of playing flute, which uses the treble clef exclusively. However, on the bass clef, I find myself falling back on “All Cows Eat Grass” and “Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always” to help me name the notes. That’s a little embarrassing after a lifetime of playing the piano!

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