I've come to a realization about my music that only took me a lifetime to reach.
I have friends who are incredible artists, able to paint with delicacy and emotion, creating beautiful images, glimpses of their lives, hearts and minds. I have watched my wife create many beautiful things, like stained glass, wind chimes, and furniture for our home.
What strikes me most is the attention to detail they all strive for, the fine-tuning, if you will. They are all craftsmen, creating something by hand and always aiming at a higher level of mastery.
Now I see that I am a craftsman. I am not just a performer, I am a builder. I glimpse the beauty of a moment, hear a phrase in my mind, a kernal of a song and I work at bringing that to life on the piano.
Sometimes it flows and sometimes it is a note by note discovery, but it is always a work of the heart. My goal is to have others see the beauty around them that may have otherwise gotten lost in the day to day.
I hope you find music in your world and your world in my
music.
~Greg Maroney
Sheet Music Transcription Drive
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The first drive was a success and is being transcribed now.
The piece in the current drive is Iridescence from Quiet Piano Improvisations Volume 1
I recorded this video in my studio as I played an improvised piece. No music, no plan, just the piano. I love to sit at the piano and let the song unfold. There is a certain freedom in the process, and a true expression of beauty. It is about the woman I chose 29 years ago, and I would do it again in a heartbeat!
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"Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it." - Michelangelo
