Downstairs Livia is singing and playing “Do Re Me” on the piano. Marshall is strumming chords and playing miscellaneous notes on the guitar. All that jingle and jangle, separate, dissonant, rises up the stairs to my office, where I listen, grateful. They are practicing their musical instruments with no one holding a gun to their heads. It is music to my ears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Downstairs Livia is singing and playing “Do Re Me” on the piano. Marshall is strumming chords and playing miscellaneous notes on the guitar. All that jingle and jangle, separate, dissonant, rises up the stairs to my office, where I listen, … Continue reading