Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Every Good Boy Does Fine by Jeremy Denk

The title is the acronym for EGBDF in case the non-musicians don't know :) 

This an autobiography where Jeremy, a pianist (I didn't know he is so famous :) ) recalls his music learning journey, and literally starts from his childhood teachers.

He talks about his different teachers and yes, the family also shows up strongly in the first half. However, it focuses more on how the teachers in advanced learning affected his learning. With being well known and all, I believe it worked out really well for him.

He does talk about his struggles with love and competitions but those are the natural parts of an autobiography. Of course, he mentions his success more often. Being a prodigy he has the bragging rights deservedly.

It was difficult to imagine a lot of points around the music where a particular piece is mentioned and he talks about the intricacies because most likely a non-musician has not heard those pieces.

You may actually end up with a playlist if not the best autobiography.

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