This is beautiful. A really honest and Really touching sentiment this one. Letting go is hard and it comes in so many different places.

love the number and dial tones at the start. Piano sounds great too. A great piece.

This is beautiful. A really honest and Really touching sentiment this one. Letting go is hard and it comes in so many different places. love the number and dial tones at the start. Piano sounds great too. A great piece.

Wow, to think a number is connected to so many memories and sentiments... But it makes total sense reading about it. It's a beautiful way of letting something go, and at the same make a monument to it. Also the act of PLAYING it even though it's hard makes it extra personal, I'm honestly touched.

Wow, to think a number is connected to so many memories and sentiments... But it makes total sense reading about it. It's a beautiful way of letting something go, and at the same make a monument to it. Also the act of PLAYING it even though it's hard makes it extra personal, I'm honestly touched.

Hey Paisley, what a lovely, lovely piece. The dissonances are bitter-sweet and beautiful. Really well done on this one! No notes as you've just nailed 100%.

And yeah, it isn't fun, but letting go is part of of life. And the older you get, the more you're forced to leave things behind. Until one day even you yourself will disappear. But that's mostly a problem for the people who survive you.

I never listened to Billy Joel much. But every time I hear one of his songs I'm always amazed at how well written it is.

Final little tangent. Back in my high school days, when people all had landlines. One of my musician friends would remember phone numbers as scale degrees. You'd tell him your number. He'd whistle and would remember your number as a melody. And if he was in a phone booth he'd whistle the melody of the person he wanted to reach before dialing the number.

Anyway, congrats on this wonderful piece!

Hey Paisley, what a lovely, lovely piece. The dissonances are bitter-sweet and beautiful. Really well done on this one! No notes as you've just nailed 100%. And yeah, it isn't fun, but letting go is part of of life. And the older you get, the more you're forced to leave things behind. Until one day even you yourself will disappear. But that's mostly a problem for the people who survive you. I never listened to Billy Joel much. But every time I hear one of his songs I'm always amazed at how well written it is. Final little tangent. Back in my high school days, when people all had landlines. One of my musician friends would remember phone numbers as scale degrees. You'd tell him your number. He'd whistle and would remember your number as a melody. And if he was in a phone booth he'd whistle the melody of the person he wanted to reach before dialing the number. Anyway, congrats on this wonderful piece!

Just back to listen to it for a 3rd time. I'll say it again. what a lovely and moving little piece.

Just back to listen to it for a 3rd time. I'll say it again. what a lovely and moving little piece.

It's beautiful. Even without the backstory your song gives of emotions and shows the possible stories that fit "the real one".

Amazing submission. I can fully relate, not in exact same way thou. Very moving

It's beautiful. Even without the backstory your song gives of emotions and shows the possible stories that fit "the real one". Amazing submission. I can fully relate, not in exact same way thou. Very moving

oh starting with the phone...i can already tell i'll be sad
solo piano is such a beautiful challenge for writing. i often try to restrict myself from too many sounds and if i put the effort in, there's always beauty to be found.
this finds that beauty, simply and brutally. excellent work.

oh starting with the phone...i can already tell i'll be sad solo piano is such a beautiful challenge for writing. i often try to restrict myself from too many sounds and if i put the effort in, there's always beauty to be found. this finds that beauty, simply and brutally. excellent work.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Very touching track.

Well done.

Very touching track. Well done.

I have goosebumps man, unreal

I have goosebumps man, unreal

Beautiful. This feels like a generational memory - complicated relationships with touchtone phones, wood-panelled station wagons, your dad's motorcycle and the smell of the spare helmet, the stream across the street that changed as we aged but never went away.

King of genre wizardry, weaver of tapestries of nostalgia, deep-sea diver of the oceans of memory, I salute you 🫡💖

Beautiful. This feels like a generational memory - complicated relationships with touchtone phones, wood-panelled station wagons, your dad's motorcycle and the smell of the spare helmet, the stream across the street that changed as we aged but never went away. King of genre wizardry, weaver of tapestries of nostalgia, deep-sea diver of the oceans of memory, I salute you 🫡💖

What a story. Wow. Real life is more amazing than fiction. I still remember our landline number, though my parents turned it off already sometime in 2010 as the cell phones took over. Never remember a cellphone number. Sometimes i rrally miss that tactile feeling landline phones had . But you're right.. things change, tile to let go..

What a story. Wow. Real life is more amazing than fiction. I still remember our landline number, though my parents turned it off already sometime in 2010 as the cell phones took over. Never remember a cellphone number. Sometimes i rrally miss that tactile feeling landline phones had . But you're right.. things change, tile to let go..

Thank you As it goes on, I'm realizing life is equal parts holding close and letting go.

Thank you I had thoughts of recording the parts separately if I really had to, glad it didn't come to that

I think a connection to a number reflects a certain time - pay phones and phones you couldn't program, and those beeps. I don't know phone numbers anymore, not really. Hell, I barely know my wife's phone number. She's a name in my phone, not a number.

My earlier phone memories are on rotary dials, and those don't stick in your brain much

Thanks, Tiger   The need to let go is only going to increase....my dad is 93.

The idea of letting go has made me understand being more OK with death. My dad has talked about it, he's OK with anytime now. He's had to let go of a lot....and after a while, the world you live in isn't the one you once knew.

Thank you so much. Making someone feel something is one of the finest compliments you can give a musician   I knew how this piece hit me and my sister, didn't know if it would for others.

I hardly ever do solo piano - lack of confidence. I need to remember that music doesn't have to be complex, it just needs to feel. Thank you for the reminder

Thank you both

This is such a huge compliment from you, I admire your playing so much. Thank you

Wood paneled station wagons...and living rooms. Genre frog or memory frog?

And yeah...complicated relationships. That were more complicated than I realized at the time. Tahnk you

Thank you I don't pull from immediate life for songs that often, but this one sort of grabbed me by the shirt collar and demanded my attention

I think it's reflective of a certain age to really ingrain on a phone number...GenX/Millennial. After I finished this, my wife was telling me how she will never forget her home number from when she was growing up, either.

[quote=Jackmsimpson]This is beautiful. A really honest and Really touching sentiment this one. Letting go is hard and it comes in so many different places. love the number and dial tones at the start. Piano sounds great too. A great piece. [/quote] Thank you <3 As it goes on, I'm realizing life is equal parts holding close and letting go. [quote=Leo]Wow, to think a number is connected to so many memories and sentiments... But it makes total sense reading about it. It's a beautiful way of letting something go, and at the same make a monument to it. Also the act of PLAYING it even though it's hard makes it extra personal, I'm honestly touched.[/quote] Thank you <3 I had thoughts of recording the parts separately if I really had to, glad it didn't come to that :) I think a connection to a number reflects a certain time - pay phones and phones you couldn't program, and those beeps. I don't know phone numbers anymore, not really. Hell, I barely know my wife's phone number. She's a name in my phone, not a number. My earlier phone memories are on rotary dials, and those don't stick in your brain much :) [quote=electronic_tiger]Just back to listen to it for a 3rd time. I'll say it again. what a lovely and moving little piece.[/quote] Thanks, Tiger <3 The need to let go is only going to increase....my dad is 93. The idea of letting go has made me understand being more OK with death. My dad has talked about it, he's OK with anytime now. He's had to let go of a lot....and after a while, the world you live in isn't the one you once knew. [quote=dreat]It's beautiful. Even without the backstory your song gives of emotions and shows the possible stories that fit "the real one". Amazing submission. I can fully relate, not in exact same way thou. Very moving[/quote] Thank you so much. Making someone feel something is one of the finest compliments you can give a musician <3 I knew how this piece hit me and my sister, didn't know if it would for others. :) [quote=Spaceman Fantastiques]oh starting with the phone...i can already tell i'll be sad solo piano is such a beautiful challenge for writing. i often try to restrict myself from too many sounds and if i put the effort in, there's always beauty to be found. this finds that beauty, simply and brutally. excellent work.[/quote] I hardly ever do solo piano - lack of confidence. I need to remember that music doesn't have to be complex, it just needs to feel. Thank you for the reminder <3 [quote=AiDeRen]Beautiful.[/quote] [quote=djippy]Very touching track. Well done. [/quote] Thank you both <3 [quote=MrAtlantis69]I have goosebumps man, unreal[/quote] This is such a huge compliment from you, I admire your playing so much. Thank you <3 [quote=neon liminal]Beautiful. This feels like a generational memory - complicated relationships with touchtone phones, wood-panelled station wagons, your dad's motorcycle and the smell of the spare helmet, the stream across the street that changed as we aged but never went away. King of genre wizardry, weaver of tapestries of nostalgia, deep-sea diver of the oceans of memory, I salute you 🫡💖[/quote] Wood paneled station wagons...and living rooms. Genre frog or memory frog? :) And yeah...complicated relationships. That were more complicated than I realized at the time. Tahnk you <3 [quote=Minnamari]What a story. Wow. Real life is more amazing than fiction. I still remember our landline number, though my parents turned it off already sometime in 2010 as the cell phones took over. Never remember a cellphone number. Sometimes i rrally miss that tactile feeling landline phones had . But you're right.. things change, tile to let go.. [/quote] Thank you <3 I don't pull from immediate life for songs that often, but this one sort of grabbed me by the shirt collar and demanded my attention :) I think it's reflective of a certain age to really ingrain on a phone number...GenX/Millennial. After I finished this, my wife was telling me how she will never forget her home number from when she was growing up, either.

Simple, classic melancholy. A favorite for sure

Simple, classic melancholy. A favorite for sure