I was classically trained on piano when young, and had a great deal of theory. So now when I play, it's mostly by ear. Sometimes I like to just sit down at the piano and play, letting it come out. Other times I enjoy composing arrangements the best I can. We have a new Yamaha digital piano in the house, along with our traditional Story & Clark upright; so there is a lot of potential there which is exciting.
I live in a beautiful area of San Diego County, and keep busy with a variety of interests.
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The Greatest Gift Of All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1haMR8xMkE
Lyrics & Music: Barbara Ann Cooper © 1992
Vocals & Piano: Barbara Ann Cooper
Guitar (Lead/Rhythm/Bass) & Drum Programming: Michael Case
This is a song I wrote, and a friend helped me produce. It was recorded on an 8 track in my living room, so it's very rough. The sound quality is much better on the pure audio track straight from the disc; but I had to combine it with a video format in iMovie and then convert that to Quicktime in order to upload to You Tube and import here, which changed the sound a bit making it somewhat muffled.
Legally copyrighted at the Library of Congress.
Lyrics are posted in the blog above..