Aramalaya Presbyterian Church Anniversary (130th)

 Date for Entry: (Sunday 20th February, 2011)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Thursday 24th June, 2021)

Dear Diary,

    Today at four in the afternoon was the 130^th Anniversary service for the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad & Tobago. The Youth Group had to perform for the Church Service “Thine be the Glory” as a Steelpan Ensemble. I was surprised that in a Christian Church they sing Hindu songs too. Before the Service started, Mr. Lackhan gave us in the Youth Steel Orchestra a small little flashlight with the 130^th Anniversary logo on it. 

Link(s):

1. Aramalaya Presbyterian Church Anniversary (130th) Programme

Daryl Zion M. Ali

Old Piano Scores & Lessons

 Date for Entry: (Tuesday 8th February, 2011)

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Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 7th September, 2021)

 Dear Diary,

    Today at piano Lessons by Dr. Charles Brunner, we went through the piece Chopsticks and I also saved a piece of music my friend from Class gave me when he went to Mr. Brunner’s class as well “Ode To Joy”. When he sent me inside to class with the Assistant, he printed some Sheetmusic from his computer. It was called “Variation 2 – Andante”.

    I felt like I could scream in fright when I saw the music. The Assistant opened her eyes wide. After the first few attempts of the first system, we went through the C Major scale in two octaves, which was horrible, and then the difficult ABRSM Grade 2 pieces.

(Update)

    I did not last much longer at Dr. Brunner's school. The stay was a few weeks after my birthday in March. Sometime after while travelling along with El Dorado Road daddy and I discovered that the apartment area, where he had the classes, was empty and that he had moved out. I appreciated the time learning from him and was still very interested when he showed me hand signals using melodic solfege.

Link(s):

1. Scores from Dr. Brunner: (1) Chopsticks & (2) Ode to Joy and Andante (Variation 2). [Permission was not granted.]

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali