I am fascinated by the “Why” of things. The “What” is usually more important, but it is also usually self-evident. I don’t need people to explain the “What” in most instances. I ask my children, “What are you doing?” all the time, but usually I know already — either nothing at all, something that makes no sense, or something that is taking the place of what they are supposed to be doing. In other words, it’s a “Why” question in disguise.
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Accompanists
I have always felt a bit sorry for accompanists. You see some famous entertainer on television or whatever, singing a “solo.” But there are two people on stage — the singer, plus a piano player, or violinist, or accordion player. (Bad luck with the last one there.) They both give it their all, and the…