Reading the question have I ever worked on the weekend made me smile. A thought about all those people who usually have free-of-work weekends... It must be a blessing. I am sure. But as hard as I think I can't remember when was the last time I didn't work on the weekend.
Wait!
...
{just a few seconds later}
Oh, I know.
It was during my summer break when we went on vacation. We travelled to visit our families and those were the weeks (and weekends) I didn't even think about work.
But I am back and my activities too. On Saturday morning the doorbell rings, sometimes a few times... depending on how many students come to my home for piano lessons. I simply can't find a better schedule for them between Monday and Friday. Those days are already full of lessons.
Yesterday the doorbell didn't have a lot of work, it announced the arrival of a student eager for knowledge of learning new piano compositions and songs just once. With that teenage student, we practised the piano version of the song My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic), Imagine (by John Lennon), and a few short exercises. The afternoon was spent on the beach, so I guess it doesn't fit into this post - as it is not work-related hahaha.
Sundays... It is again morning when I work. Can you imagine? A tasty breakfast, with sunrise, sea views and piano music? If you can't imagine that, then you should visit the hotel where I play. Of course, I went to play this morning too and the guests were so nice today, as always. Several of them came to say how much they enjoyed the music but then, in the end, a younger guy came. I spotted his eyebrow piercing (but it has nothing to do with this topic 😆). So, he came and asked if he could make a critique. Sure, no problem, I can survive a negative comment. What he said was that the food was great and the hotel excellent, but the music... the music was fantastic! 😋
Apart from these regular piano teaching and playing activities that I have during the weekends, sometimes there are weddings where I play or other different events. One of those was the Events Fair.
It was a fair to promote small businesses and services that can be used at weddings, birthdays, or parties. Shops with special clothes, florists, hairdressers, beauty salons, photographers, hotels, restaurants, luxury car rental agencies, jewellery stores, artists, musicians etc.
That's where my husband took these photos of me and a colleague when we played together. I performed several pieces just on the piano, but also with two singers and a saxophonist. He is also a friend, we have known each other from before. There, at the fair, we chose one song, practised it for a few minutes in one break and played it together. It was fun. The fair lasted for a whole weekend, with many visitors and it was covered by media... But then, lockdown came and I guess all those who wanted to get married in the next few months had to cancel that thought. 🤐
Not a really happy end... I invested some money in flyers for this event but we didn't know everything would be shut down in our business for some time. However, those are some minor losses, as the experience stays positive.
I hope you all are having a nice weekend, with or without work. Mine was once again accompanied by the piano! {Oh, is it work at all - playing the piano? 😁}
