One of the books on my summer reading list is Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., published by Riverhead Books, New York. The author is an oncologist/psychologist who helps patients through the processes and opportunities of healing and growth that can present themsleves during treatment and recovery from serious illness.
Don't worry--as far as I know I am quite healthy, but I am close to several people who are currently in this situation. In similar past situations, I often did not have a framework for knowing how to effectively help with this process.
This book contains many short, inspiring, true stories imbued with practical wisdom --yes, even for musicians!
So much for the intro.
I was reading chapters from this book between naps on a recent flight and the following words hit home:
I was thirty-five years old before I understood that there is no ending without a beginning. That beginnings and endings are always right up there against each other. Nothing ever ends without something else beginning or begins without something else ending. Perhaps this would be easier to remember if we had a word for it. Something like "endbegin," or "beginend."Brilliant! Think how this applies to articulation, both single tonguing and double tonguing...
Your philosopher/flutist,
Catherine
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