Punny Sunday

    I learned to read music at a very early age - six years old or so.  We were forced to take piano lessons, and this particular teacher emphasized solfege, and reading sheet music.

    This came in handy later, when I was in chorus.  Unfortunately, both solfege and music-reading are analytical exercises, not artistic.  And the fact is, I have zero musical talent.  So the piano career stopped the day the teacher wanted my left hand to do one thing, and my right hand to do something completely different.  For me, it was like patting my head and rubbing my tummy.