SEASON’S CHANGING IN THE PIANO STUDIO BY DONIELL C CUSHMAN 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 117 PREVIEW
He plays the piano lesson
with an oversized hoodie on
he’s tired
his throat is sore
C chords in inversions, up and down
he asks if the second chords are in F or G
chords up and down
root position
then parallel thirds in octaves
runs a hand through his thick chestnut hair
“Oh yeah,” he says “I remember this one.”
Oh, okay. He takes correction well.
this?
yes.
season’s changing in the piano studio
before chromatic scales
C-B-B flat, try that again
adding in left hand separately
yawns
DONIELL C CUSHMAN
I am a piano teacher, composer, and arranger, from Spokane in Washington State. I have a BA in Humanities and I am studying for a Master’s Degree in Education with Western Governors University.