1,000 Days of Music - Day 23: Pretentious

We are none of us completely authentic in our dealings with others. We all wear our social masks to some extent, even when we are hanging out wearing sweats and eating ice cream out of the tub, and anyone who pretends otherwise is doing just that—pretending.
Still, it is my intention in this blog to shun pretension and to be honest about myself and my abilities. If I am to keep this up for a thousand days, I will be recording many of these short performances wearing t-shirts and jeans (as often as I can get away with it). I will post my best take of the day, however flawed, even if my teenager is playing Smash Mouth in the background. I am not pretending to be anything other than a piano teacher who is also a student. I learn from my students, I learn from other teachers, and I learn from my own practice. As long as I’m learning and growing, I am truly living. What better way to live than with music!