Cloud Nine

Last night was so good I am still on cloud nine. I wish I was better with words so I could convey better what happens sometimes on the street when I have my harp there. Also that I can remember things better. Last night was so full I'm not sure I can remember everyone that played my harp. If ever you are one of the ones I let play and I don;t mention it or don't convey it will please don't think badly of me. I try and I do the best I can.

Last night was purely magical.I know I can't remember every one that played, but K was there and because I didn't have my violin I played along with her on my recorder. I've never really done backup with recorder that I can remember so it was a new experience. I don't have the confidence on recorder that I do on violin. Well, she was playing Pachebelle chords and I started playing and I was amazed at how easy it was. It was fun too. I'm really going to try to do that much more. Also, of the three instruments, the recorder is the easiest on my arms. But I can still overdo it on recorder so I still must be careful.

Well, along came these 3, two guys and a girl, Atam , Hagai, and Hila. Atam had a guitar and said he played Flamencco guitar, and they all studied at Musrarach (I must check on the name, that's not exactly right, but it id the Arabic music school nearby-over the years I have had many young people tell me they were studying there.) Atam (I will call him that until he comes back and I get his name straight- it was a new name for me and I don't remember it.) Well, Atam sat down and started playing on my harp and it wasn't long before this most beautiful sound was coming out. Now, the harp is always magical, but Atam's fingers just added to that magic. After a while I started playing my recorder with him and that was really fun. and people were enjoying it. Then he stopped a minute and attention was brought to Hila's violin, which I hadn't noticed before. She was a bit shy, but we convinced her to play a bit, and she played very well. The violin was tuned in Arabic tuning GDgd, and when after a few minutes Hila didn't want to play anymore, she let me try. I had never played a violin in Arabic tuning before so it was very interesting. The lower two strings are the same, the higher two are tuned down one whole step. It actually was very easy to play. I just did some improvisation and I think it sounded a bit Arabic. It was sooo much fun. After a while Atam joined in and we played together for quite some time, just jamming, then Hagai joined in on harp and it was just beautiful. Just a blanket of beautiful music. Well, good things usually end sometime and it came time we had to stop, but I would have loved to have gone on all night. They promised they would come back, and when they do I will get my violin if I don't have it and then there will be two violins. I will, of course, tune it to Arabic tuning. That will be such fun. We talked about videoing something for you tube so you will be able to see it. Something to look forward to I hope.