42 thoughts on “Book Club Mom on YouTube – Why do we have to be so PERFECT?”
If we can train ourselves to play through mistakes, they are often unheard, and more often, forgotten.
That’s terrific advice, Leon. Thank you!
Wow! That was lovely. If you made any mistakes I certainly couldn’t tell. Thanks for sharing. You are a woman of many talents.
Oh thank you, Darlene – there were a few and I played the last section too fast, but otherwise I was happy. I really appreciate your support 🤗
Perfection is overrated. This was beautiful, Barbara!
Thank you, Jill 🤗🧡
You played beautifully, but just as with the characters in the books I read, I want to know how you felt about it. And did this action pivot your life in some way? What did you learn from this experience? I need a satisfying ending to this story. 🙂
Oh! Haha – I don’t think this was a pivotal moment for me. Just that it’s good to ask yourself, “What am I waiting for?” Thanks!
I recognized this piece from having tried to play it, but you’ve done an amazing job on it. That was really enjoyable. I think it takes a special talent to continue playing if your fingers slip and hit a sour note. Stopping to unhear the mistake never works, and you played through very well. I loved it.
Oh thank you so much Anneli! It’s interesting because my piano book says this is a Level II piece, but I found it more and more challenging, the more I practiced. The notes were easy enough to figure out, but the tempo and nuances were harder! Thank you so much for watching 🤗
You did a great job on it. Very enjoyable to listen to.
Lovely, Barbara!
Thank you, Alethea!
You did more than 99.9 things right playing this. If you made even one slip, I didn’t hear it. Your attitude reminds me of this quote from Henry Ford I read this morning: “”Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you are probably right.”
My husband made me a YouTube promo with a hot air balloon for memoir launch day next week! It’s perfect. Why? I didn’t have to mess with the technicalities. HaHa!
Hi Marian – thanks for your words of support and that’s a good quote! And yes, messing with technicalities is no fun! Thank you for stopping by and good luck with your launch 🙂
Thanks!
it was wonderful and I wouldn’t have known the difference. I so admire anyone that can put themselves out there to share with others, imperfect as we all are
Thank you so much, Beth! 🤗
I agree with Jill.
And your piano playing was very beautiful!
Oh thank you so much, Donna! 🧡😊
HI Barbara, I am not a perfectionist. I settle for 95% perfect or I’d never get anything finished.
PS, your piano is great. I left a comment on YT.
Thank you, Robbie. You have to keep moving forward – I play it perfectly about 50% of the time. Now I’m going on to other pieces that are in the works. Thanks for the visit!
Piano is a lot of practice, Barbara.
Truth!
Bravo! Bravo! Lovely!
That’s great! Beautiful playing. I didn’t notice anything. 🙂
You’re sweet, thanks, Lynette! Hope you’re doing well – is the snow melting?
The temperature has dropped again, so no melting, but it’s relatively a lot warmer than last month, even. However, I’m going home for two weeks of leave on Saturday and there the weather is beautifully spring! Thanks for asking. 🙂
Oh how nice!
One of my favourite sayings is to “aim for completion, not perfection”
I like it! Thank you 🙂
Beautiful Barbara you are brave to record and share yourself playing the piano. I find playing the piano for others makes me nervous and I make mistakes. My piano teacher encourages me to play for an audience so when I play in front of an audience I can become more confident. Keep those fingers tingling the ivories.
Hi Grace – your teacher is right. It’s good practice. Stay tuned for more imperfect piano and thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you are doing well and that you are enjoying your lessons 🙂
Fine job on an excellent composition, Barbara. Thanks for sharing it. 👍
Oh thank you – I went too fast in the 3rd section but all is good! 🙂
Flow with it.
😊
I was talking about this very topic in a blog post recently. An imperfect something is better than a perfect nothing.
Agreed. And all this time I’ve been practicing, I finally thought, if not now, then when? Thank you for stopping by, Ally 🙂
Absolutely beautiful, Barbara. If you made any mistakes, I didn’t detect them. I’m green with envy! ❤️
Book Club Mom 
If we can train ourselves to play through mistakes, they are often unheard, and more often, forgotten.
That’s terrific advice, Leon. Thank you!
Wow! That was lovely. If you made any mistakes I certainly couldn’t tell. Thanks for sharing. You are a woman of many talents.
Oh thank you, Darlene – there were a few and I played the last section too fast, but otherwise I was happy. I really appreciate your support 🤗
Perfection is overrated. This was beautiful, Barbara!
Thank you, Jill 🤗🧡
You played beautifully, but just as with the characters in the books I read, I want to know how you felt about it. And did this action pivot your life in some way? What did you learn from this experience? I need a satisfying ending to this story. 🙂
Oh! Haha – I don’t think this was a pivotal moment for me. Just that it’s good to ask yourself, “What am I waiting for?” Thanks!
I recognized this piece from having tried to play it, but you’ve done an amazing job on it. That was really enjoyable. I think it takes a special talent to continue playing if your fingers slip and hit a sour note. Stopping to unhear the mistake never works, and you played through very well. I loved it.
Oh thank you so much Anneli! It’s interesting because my piano book says this is a Level II piece, but I found it more and more challenging, the more I practiced. The notes were easy enough to figure out, but the tempo and nuances were harder! Thank you so much for watching 🤗
You did a great job on it. Very enjoyable to listen to.
Lovely, Barbara!
Thank you, Alethea!
You did more than 99.9 things right playing this. If you made even one slip, I didn’t hear it. Your attitude reminds me of this quote from Henry Ford I read this morning: “”Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you are probably right.”
My husband made me a YouTube promo with a hot air balloon for memoir launch day next week! It’s perfect. Why? I didn’t have to mess with the technicalities. HaHa!
Hi Marian – thanks for your words of support and that’s a good quote! And yes, messing with technicalities is no fun! Thank you for stopping by and good luck with your launch 🙂
Thanks!
it was wonderful and I wouldn’t have known the difference. I so admire anyone that can put themselves out there to share with others, imperfect as we all are
Thank you so much, Beth! 🤗
I agree with Jill.
And your piano playing was very beautiful!
Oh thank you so much, Donna! 🧡😊
HI Barbara, I am not a perfectionist. I settle for 95% perfect or I’d never get anything finished.
PS, your piano is great. I left a comment on YT.
Thank you, Robbie. You have to keep moving forward – I play it perfectly about 50% of the time. Now I’m going on to other pieces that are in the works. Thanks for the visit!
Piano is a lot of practice, Barbara.
Truth!
Bravo! Bravo! Lovely!
That’s great! Beautiful playing. I didn’t notice anything. 🙂
You’re sweet, thanks, Lynette! Hope you’re doing well – is the snow melting?
The temperature has dropped again, so no melting, but it’s relatively a lot warmer than last month, even. However, I’m going home for two weeks of leave on Saturday and there the weather is beautifully spring! Thanks for asking. 🙂
Oh how nice!
One of my favourite sayings is to “aim for completion, not perfection”
I like it! Thank you 🙂
Beautiful Barbara you are brave to record and share yourself playing the piano. I find playing the piano for others makes me nervous and I make mistakes. My piano teacher encourages me to play for an audience so when I play in front of an audience I can become more confident. Keep those fingers tingling the ivories.
Hi Grace – your teacher is right. It’s good practice. Stay tuned for more imperfect piano and thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you are doing well and that you are enjoying your lessons 🙂
Fine job on an excellent composition, Barbara. Thanks for sharing it. 👍
Oh thank you – I went too fast in the 3rd section but all is good! 🙂
Flow with it.
😊
I was talking about this very topic in a blog post recently. An imperfect something is better than a perfect nothing.
Agreed. And all this time I’ve been practicing, I finally thought, if not now, then when? Thank you for stopping by, Ally 🙂
Absolutely beautiful, Barbara. If you made any mistakes, I didn’t detect them. I’m green with envy! ❤️
Oh you’re so sweet – thank you!