Piano madness!

December is always a crazy month for me at the piano. Most of the time, I love it. For the last few years in my previous ward, I played for the choir for the Christmas musical fireside. For those of you who know the former choir director for that ward, knows how she loves challenging pieces. I always had my work cut out for me!

So after moving to a new ward, I didn't think I would do anything for anyone. There are a lot of piano players in my ward and not many people really know me. Which is fine.

A friend of mine wanted to get a group going to sing Christmas songs at enrichment nights or ward christmas parties. That sounded fun! So I said I'd play piano for them. We've got 8 women who are singing. Well, I got about 7 songs for that one to work on. Then, she wanted to have a ward Christmas musical fireside. I said I'd play. So I got 7 more to work on. Okay! I had to pass on a few to someone else, cause it was a lot to try and do. Now I have 4 for that night. So we're up to 11 songs that I'm working on.

Then my same friend asked me to play for her in relief society next sunday. I said yes (I don't think I can say no!) Plus I love the song that she's singing which is 'O Holy Night'. Then yesterday the young women asked me to play for them for a song they're singing next sunday also in relief society. Yep! Doing that one.

I have a recital that I'm holding for my piano students this Friday night and guess who's planning on playing a solo? Yep. I'm honestly thinking about backing out of that one. But, some of my students haven't really heard me play a whole lot. We'll see how much time I get to work on my song with ALL the others I'm playing. Come to think of it, I'd probably better get going and go practice! I start to get all worked up if I haven't played anything for a few hours. I was at the piano yesterday for 4 1/2 hours! Part at home and the other part at the church practicing with the groups and choir.

So that's 14 songs! I'm crazy! I do enjoy it though. I'm glad I can help out and especially play some really beautiful songs that are about the Savior. But, I am looking forward to the 15th when it will all be done! (Unless I say yes to someone else between now and then!)