058 - The Unnecessary Pianist

Drove back into town after “work” today to help a school with their program this evening by playing piano to accompany their choir. I’d rehearsed with them earlier in the afternoon.

Imagine my surprise when I stepped up to the piano when the first song I was supposed to accompany came up only to hear a canned recording of the accompaniment come thru some loudspeakers.

I thought maybe that was a mistake, but it kept happening.

I played for the opening and the last piece on the program, nothing else. Afterwards I wondered why they’d bothered to ask me.

It was worth it though because one of the parents came up to me afterwards and remembered me as their band teacher back when they were a student, so that was nice.