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Go spend a day in senior housing. You will find the residents watching the same shows, playing the same games, eating the same food, etc., day after day after day. Especially "The Price is Right." What's up!! How about a little change?
I know seniors' lives quite well as a thirty-something National Park Ranger acting as caretaker to my grandmother. She lives in a senior apartment complex alongside a great number of other seniors. I like them and they are my friends as I am theirs. I've given them custom ranger talks, made food for and with them, and assisted many in need. I'm just concerned for them as FEAR seems to be a big part of their mentality! One of those fears seems to be of those things new. The more they avoid change the less they appear to understand the ever-changing world. They then FEAR the world as they don't understand it. They also, in large part, seem to not trust many people. It can be depressing.
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Well, you presume too much.
SOME or even MOST might be unwilling to change but there are legions of us out here who's lives are full and exciting....who are out and about, active. I, too, live in a 55+ place...big 10 story apartment building with lovely apartments.... I live on the top floor.
I believe there are 232 apartments here...something like that.
I see sooooo many here who don't do a thing. some who gather in the common room and sit there all day gabbing and gossiping. Others who play cards or bingo. Some who are on casino buses every week. Some who can no longer drive take advantage of the senior transportation offered by the country and they go off to wherever the van is going.
I walk.....everyday. There are 4 or 5 of us here who seem to be regular walkers....but are on different schedules. There is a lovely housing development behind the building with a central park and lovely little pond. There is a walking/bicyling path about 2 miles long that wanders around the park.
Personally, I have so many things I like to do....I embroider, play my keyboard or guitar...I'm learning the ukelele...just for the heck of it. I love to cook. My favorite is books, books, books. I have always been an avid reader (coming from a family of readers)..when I was working, raising my family, keeping house and husbands...I had little time for it. My one great luxury is to sit on my comfortable sofa and read all day and half the night if I want to.
I rarely watch television...but I do have over 300 videos and DVD's with classic films, current films and others. In the cold of winter, a coupla good movies and a huge bowl of popcorn can keep me warm and fuzzy all afternoon.
I think that women who have no hobby, who don't read, who have no interests are very, very sad people. I look at some of them here and I think "what a waste". Life is too damn short.
Well, you presume too much.
SOME or even MOST might be unwilling to change but there are legions of us out here who's lives are full and exciting....who are out and about, active. I, too, live in a 55+ place...big 10 story apartment building with lovely apartments.... I live on the top floor.
I believe there are 232 apartments here...something like that.
I see sooooo many here who don't do a thing. some who gather in the common room and sit there all day gabbing and gossiping. Others who play cards or bingo. Some who are on casino buses every week. Some who can no longer drive take advantage of the senior transportation offered by the country and they go off to wherever the van is going.
I walk.....everyday. There are 4 or 5 of us here who seem to be regular walkers....but are on different schedules. There is a lovely housing development behind the building with a central park and lovely little pond. There is a walking/bicyling path about 2 miles long that wanders around the park.
Personally, I have so many things I like to do....I embroider, play my keyboard or guitar...I'm learning the ukelele...just for the heck of it. I love to cook. My favorite is books, books, books. I have always been an avid reader (coming from a family of readers)..when I was working, raising my family, keeping house and husbands...I had little time for it. My one great luxury is to sit on my comfortable sofa and read all day and half the night if I want to.
I rarely watch television...but I do have over 300 videos and DVD's with classic films, current films and others. In the cold of winter, a coupla good movies and a huge bowl of popcorn can keep me warm and fuzzy all afternoon.
I think that women who have no hobby, who don't read, who have no interests are very, very sad people. I look at some of them here and I think "what a waste". Life is too damn short.
I heard that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used to spend about ten hours everyday for practicing.Is that true?
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I highly doubt that Mozart practiced 10 hours a day. It would almost be impossible for him to practice 10 hours a day and there were periods of time that he probably didn't practice for a couple weeks.
1. As a child he went on several tours to perform. The only method of travel during Mozart's time was horse and carriage. I trip from Salzburg to Italy which he did on 3 separate occasions probably took a month to. He may have been lucky to have a piano to practice on at an Inn where he and his father would rest at night. Chances that the Inn had a piano are slim, so during travel Mozart most likely didn't practice.
He had many travel days throughout his career - trips to Mannheim, Italy, Vienna, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Zurich and many more.
2. When Mozart was a child, he spent a significant amount of time composing. Since he didn't have the luxuries of a computer and notation software like Finale, it can be deduced that notating his compositions took a great deal of time. Mozart is said to be able to compose an entire piece in his head and then transcribe it to paper but even with his geniusness, it takes time to put things on paper! Remember they used ink that took a lot longer to dry than our ball points pens.
3. Even though Mozart was pressured by his father constantly, practicing was not an issue with Leopold. He knew his son was talented and understood that Wolfgang would practice seriously. Leopold watched over his son's practicing - both on piano and violin. Wolfgang did not practice without his father watching over as Leopold wanted to make sure everything was done properly and didn't want Wolfgang to develop bad habits and get lazy. Leopold knew that if was not watching over that Wolfgang would fall to this. Wolfgang was a mischievious child and his immaturity would always be a characteristic in his music and in his life as he grew up. Leopold also watched over Wolfgang sister Nannerl and her practice. Leopold was also won of the top string teachers in Salzburg and had many students. Leopold performed in the court orchestra and also composed. It is highly unlikely that Leopold could watch over Wolfgang practice for 10 hours!
3. When Mozart was married, he spent more time applying for jobs attempting to earn a post at a church to earn a living. He and Constanze did not have deep pockets, they were completely the opposite. They were poor... very poor. What ever Mozart could do to make money he did! He took on many commissions to provide for him and his family. I is said to compose operas in a month. To compose an opera in a month takes a lot of commitment to the score, therefore practicing 10 hours a day would be impossible.
Remember Mozart also taught, he had many students who were mostly female. During Mozart's time a piano lesson wasn't once a week for 1 hour. Lessons were every day. One could say lessons were supervised practice. The women he taught were well off and from upper class families. Many of the women would have 3 or 4 hour lessons with Mozart which included piano, violin and the study of counterpoint.
It would be impossible for Mozart to practice 10 hours a day with his teaching schedule, time committed to composition, travel days, searching for jobs, chamber rehearsals and rehearsing church choirs.
I highly doubt that Mozart practiced 10 hours a day. It would almost be impossible for him to practice 10 hours a day and there were periods of time that he probably didn't practice for a couple weeks.
1. As a child he went on several tours to perform. The only method of travel during Mozart's time was horse and carriage. I trip from Salzburg to Italy which he did on 3 separate occasions probably took a month to. He may have been lucky to have a piano to practice on at an Inn where he and his father would rest at night. Chances that the Inn had a piano are slim, so during travel Mozart most likely didn't practice.
He had many travel days throughout his career - trips to Mannheim, Italy, Vienna, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Zurich and many more.
2. When Mozart was a child, he spent a significant amount of time composing. Since he didn't have the luxuries of a computer and notation software like Finale, it can be deduced that notating his compositions took a great deal of time. Mozart is said to be able to compose an entire piece in his head and then transcribe it to paper but even with his geniusness, it takes time to put things on paper! Remember they used ink that took a lot longer to dry than our ball points pens.
3. Even though Mozart was pressured by his father constantly, practicing was not an issue with Leopold. He knew his son was talented and understood that Wolfgang would practice seriously. Leopold watched over his son's practicing - both on piano and violin. Wolfgang did not practice without his father watching over as Leopold wanted to make sure everything was done properly and didn't want Wolfgang to develop bad habits and get lazy. Leopold knew that if was not watching over that Wolfgang would fall to this. Wolfgang was a mischievious child and his immaturity would always be a characteristic in his music and in his life as he grew up. Leopold also watched over Wolfgang sister Nannerl and her practice. Leopold was also won of the top string teachers in Salzburg and had many students. Leopold performed in the court orchestra and also composed. It is highly unlikely that Leopold could watch over Wolfgang practice for 10 hours!
3. When Mozart was married, he spent more time applying for jobs attempting to earn a post at a church to earn a living. He and Constanze did not have deep pockets, they were completely the opposite. They were poor... very poor. What ever Mozart could do to make money he did! He took on many commissions to provide for him and his family. I is said to compose operas in a month. To compose an opera in a month takes a lot of commitment to the score, therefore practicing 10 hours a day would be impossible.
Remember Mozart also taught, he had many students who were mostly female. During Mozart's time a piano lesson wasn't once a week for 1 hour. Lessons were every day. One could say lessons were supervised practice. The women he taught were well off and from upper class families. Many of the women would have 3 or 4 hour lessons with Mozart which included piano, violin and the study of counterpoint.
It would be impossible for Mozart to practice 10 hours a day with his teaching schedule, time committed to composition, travel days, searching for jobs, chamber rehearsals and rehearsing church choirs.
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