piano addict blog“You need to find Waldo,” I said. It was true. Maggie was working on polishing the Bartok Sonatina and it needed character, action, detail, and nuance to truly come to life.

We talked about how there are so many details in each Waldo illustration that tell the story of exactly where Waldo is. There is always a sense of action. There are Egyptian slaves lifting up pyramids to sweep the dust under them, waiters spilling drinks on customers, umbrellas collapsing on people, cattle escaping from steam trains, museum paintings coming to life, Roman lions climbing into the stands, and cave men riding bucking broncos.

The coolest thing about the Waldo books is that when you just look for Waldo it is often impossible to find him, but, when you allow yourself to get lost in all the wonderful and silly details, he practically jumps off the page.

What if we looked at our music like that???

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