Did you know that the famous Minuet in G wasn’t actually written by Bach? It was written by a guy named Christian Petzold. The mistaken attribution was discovered decades ago, so we all ought to have learned the truth by now, but old misinformation dies hard. And now that I know the truth, it’s creating a dissonance in my brain, because I so strongly associate that tune with Bach.
Speaking of brain problems, a couple of weeks ago I completely forgot what time my music lesson was at. I left the house with the intention of getting there for 3:00, which hasn’t been the correct lesson time for months. It’s alarming when an important piece of information randomly falls out of your brain, and it could have caused me some trouble. Luckily, my husband commented on the fact that I seemed to be leaving earlier than usual, which made me wonder if something was amiss, and ultimately I figured it out before I showed up at my teacher’s house a half hour early. All’s well that ends well, I guess, but I am left wondering if more similar occurrences (what some would call “senior moments”) might be in the offing. Ugh, I hope not. I’ve got enough problems as it is!
Some days I just can’t seem to face the music. The keyboard reproaches me with its silence.
