Today I was reminded that I do have talent for playing the piano. Our ward's Primary Program was today, and since I'm primary pianist I, of course played. I dont' often think about my ability to play the piano. It's just something I've been able to do for so long, at least 20 years. But when I do think about it, I think about it in terms of how much better I could be if I took more lessons, if I practiced more, if I had more opportunities to play. All of my playing occurs on Sunday, during primary. We do have a keyboard, but I don't like how it sounds and feels so I never play. Today after the primary program, a woman came up to me and Jayson (she knew him when he and his family lived in Lemoore), and complimented me on my playing. I didn't think much of it, because I was only playing primary songs. It turns out shes in the Stake Primary Presidency, and also stayed for all of Primary. But where am I going with this, you ask? After playing some postlude, she again came up to me and said that I "have a touch." I brushed it off, but she continued to tell me that the songs she is so familiar with sounded different when I played because I "play with my heart." Although I don't know if I totally agree with her, after much thought I realized that maybe I'm so used to the way I play and sound that I don't realize how much talent I do have, and how I have to think of my ability to play the piano as a talent, one that can be taken away if I don't practice and use it. Sunday, September 28, 2008
Recognizing My Talents
Today I was reminded that I do have talent for playing the piano. Our ward's Primary Program was today, and since I'm primary pianist I, of course played. I dont' often think about my ability to play the piano. It's just something I've been able to do for so long, at least 20 years. But when I do think about it, I think about it in terms of how much better I could be if I took more lessons, if I practiced more, if I had more opportunities to play. All of my playing occurs on Sunday, during primary. We do have a keyboard, but I don't like how it sounds and feels so I never play. Today after the primary program, a woman came up to me and Jayson (she knew him when he and his family lived in Lemoore), and complimented me on my playing. I didn't think much of it, because I was only playing primary songs. It turns out shes in the Stake Primary Presidency, and also stayed for all of Primary. But where am I going with this, you ask? After playing some postlude, she again came up to me and said that I "have a touch." I brushed it off, but she continued to tell me that the songs she is so familiar with sounded different when I played because I "play with my heart." Although I don't know if I totally agree with her, after much thought I realized that maybe I'm so used to the way I play and sound that I don't realize how much talent I do have, and how I have to think of my ability to play the piano as a talent, one that can be taken away if I don't practice and use it. 
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So when are you going to move this way, so I can send my kids to you for piano lessons.
I can remember listening to you play, oh, so long ago. Especially one of my favorites, the theme song to "Anne of Green Gables." I could only play the beginner's version but you played the advanced one and it was so BEAUTIFUL!
You can play the theme song from Anne of Green Gables????? I need to hear that!!!! You are amazingly talented Megan. Take every opportunity you can to share it with others, it is a lost art. We were lucky in YW since you were around to play. Each week in my ward, our poor YW sing without the piano. So sad.
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