Poetical Musings on Pianos, Music & Life - Vol. I

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ann Grogan is an exuberant lover of health and the arts. As a child, and at the urging of her mother, she pursued ballet, tap, acrobatics, calligraphy, and painting plus five years of piano lessons. Her love of the visual and dance arts persisted, but music receded into the background of a 16-year career in San Francisco in administrative, regulatory, and civil rights trial law, followed by a dramatic switch to own and operate a cozy erotic lingerie and corset boutique for eight years. When she closed her retail venture, she opened an in-home and online custom corset and wedding gown design business for another 22 years until she retired in 2020. Rediscovering piano music then propelled her into poetry as the perfect way to express her growing love of music. Even though not naturally or easily proficient in an instrument and occasionally lacking self confidence, Ann found that music has many benefits. It has led to a deepening relationship with her life partner, Ron, and with old friends, and has helped her to make new warm-hearted friends in the music community. It has renewed her love of life and improved her brain health derived from memorizing music, plus managing the myriad challenges that are inherent in learning to play the piano.