OLD PIANO BOOKS STILL SPEAK

My parents were married on April 3, 1945 and lived to celebrate 62 years together.  

I have many things around the house that remind me of them, but the most precious & cherished gift I have from them is a set of International Library of Music books. 

• While living in Cleveland, Tennessee my parents bought them for me in 1961 and I have had them now for 61 years. 

• They contain music history, music theory, a wealth of information and music.

• My Dad, in his very beautiful penmanship, wrote my name and date in each book.

• As a very young child, I would pretend to play the piano on the arm of the couch as my Dad played the guitar. I'm forever grateful that they invested in my love of playing the piano with these music books...and many piano lessons.  

• My piano teachers, Mr. Shultz at the Chattanooga Conservatory of Music; and Mrs. Gugler at Lee University used these books for my lessons. I love that their notations are still visible today…..still speaking to me. (I fondly remember my first piano teacher, Mildred Davis, and the John W. Schaum books.)

• When we moved to Alaska my piano had to be left behind, but these music books came with us.   

• Even though I'm very rusty, playing from them still brings me joy.  

• I do not remember how much my parents paid for them, but to me they are priceless. My parent's love continues to speak through them. 

 🎶  WHEN WORDS FAIL MUSIC SPEAKS. 🎶