Chapter 31 was about meeting a musician with knowledge of a beautiful area of the coast of Maine. I sang for him the chorus of one of my favorite songs about Maine coastal life. Here is a link to Gordon Bock singing “Old Fat Boat:”     Here is a link to wooden boat builders […]

Chapter 32 told of a retired gentleman who pursued a life-long dream of learning to play the piano, and of his experience playing in a student recital where he was the only adult.   I included this story in Piano Dance, because I have met numerous adults who wished to learn to play the piano. […]

Chapter 33 told of the turns of fortune that led me to study singing and to take up piano tuning for a trade. In previous chapters, I told of experiences that led to my interest in performing, such as seeing my mother perform frequently. Another influence that I recently remembered, were 78 rpm records that […]

My piano tuning career continued after the publication of Piano Dance, so I continued to meet interesting and extraordinary people. I will continue to write articles about each chapter in the book, but I wanted to publish this story prior to completion of all those articles. This story is about a client for whom I […]