Snow on the ground this morning! Magic last night at Piano Class!

Hottest summer Western Nebraska has had since the 1930s. Two days ago, a little chill in the air . . . what a relief! Last night, my 5:30 class assembled, Margi was sick (she called) Patti was missing (she didn't call, so I heard the class discussing Patti's mom, Eleanor, her declining health condition being a possibility for her absence - or maybe, Patti's caught this upper-respiratory thing that's been going around) whatever the case this class knows and cares about each others' lives and care about each other. Of course there was also much discussion about weather and snow and cold. So, we pulled out something from the past, "Autumn Breeze," from Reflective Moments Book 2 (EveryLifeNeedsMusic.com). We played the duet together, then, we played the solo together . . . remember it's been awhile since we've played "Autumn Breeze" . . . I asked them to pick parts. I counted them in, and then, walked to the back of the room. I, of course, was blown away by the unison of these 6 adult students, ranging in age from 53 to 82, as they played the solo and duet part of "Autumn Breeze" with no direction or assistance from me. When they finished, all of us applauded. When I asked how that felt, they replied, "Not enough of the duet," we had 4 playing solo and 2 playing duet. As a group they split themselves into 3 duet, 3 solo, adjusted their volumes on their keyboards - I counted them in, stood in the back of the room again and listened to magic. Six people from six very different walks of life, coming together, in complete unity to produce beautiful music. Magic!