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e was rather glad for it. She didn't need to be reminded of the hor

first lesson. Not a go

w moments of silence between t

o. He looked like he had just woke

not work for y

rry?" h

ou prefer the after

ooked at

asn't the les

i. It is two min

k. Irina chuckled to herse

larm ... I mean, I was trying to find

ini," she said, gesturing to the bench

down his bag on the floor. As he started taking

him a quick shake of the head,

He tried the height several times, finally getting the bench low enough. She took note of the position so she co

his hands shook slightly as he la

The piece was perhaps overly bombastic for starting his first lesson with, but he was young. She wasn't s

on to play something different than what he had played at his audition half a year earli

smiled again. He has impressive technique, but s

r her. The piece was demonic in more ways than one. He might not have be

iting for him to reach the return to the darker theme. It would be cruel to stop him in the middle of the climactic build up,

Mr. M

antly, and sat stone-sti

r chair, crossing he

rned to the keys again. After he played t

is the

and then fingered the u

it's that

ched in to the keys, and smiled slightly as he sh

learn ab

notes of the chords. "Or this?" She played the

Those are part of t

ou cannot guess. You can

ion turned

e again. Just th

e stopped him after

ike you played befo

reath and s

you showed me," she sa

ough the chor

ar it. Play me t

the six no

sing. Do you kno

ed. This time he stopped

again, both hands. I w

it should be ph

right now. Play it h

arted

ed, as he reverted

fully transmitted the me

a returned to her chair.

she didn't know. She could tell he didn't think she was happy, but she didn't press the issue. She wo

music you play. Every note is important, or we would leave it out. But why is

rd no

her notes in the chords. Pl

rself. Of course he does, or I wouldn't hav

oesn't like me

from a glass of fruit punch provided at the orientation

ere a minute late, literally, a

't get too depressed yet. There'

two pages of one piece. At this rate, I better st

. But pianists were not in that loop, being for the most part soloists. It was refreshing to talk to someone who wasn't constantly going on about how great Tanglewood had been,

andra?" Ri

s a roommate would make meeting guys hard. Will she just suck them away from me as the

w minutes late. She likes to make

our schedule, then?" Richard studied t

nd games," Emily

ould be cool th

" she

our of the city, tour of Crantz Ha

se meetings

safety, crap

ied the resident hall d

Richard said, as the lounge couc

floor, leaning back

your instrument, and what was the highlight of your summer. I'll start. My name is Joe

llowed Joey's example. As expected, most tried to tr

was attending a maste

in the Weill Recital

blah, b

nch horn, and playing beach soccer