TEACHERS IN A CAN

I suppose it's inevitable that, when I'm learning a series of 15 pieces like the Bach Two Part Inventions, there will be a few that I don't like as well as the others.  Of the first 10, numbers 2 and 5 are the black sheep for me.  The fact is that I can play their notes, but I just don't quite know what to do with them musically.

Let's assume for the moment that the lack of musical imagination in this instance is mine and not that of one of the towering musical geniuses in western civilization. What to do?  Well, since I don't have a fresh teacher to guide me*, why not open a can of teacher?

I've ordered three recordings of the Inventions from Amazon.com: one by Glenn Gould, one by Angela Hewitt, and one by András Schiff. I expect my canned teachers will arrive soon, maybe today or tomorrow.

My hope is that these three very different views of the inventions will stimulate my musical imagination, and will inspire me not only to find the music in the Inventions I don't yet grok but also to find new perspectives on my favorites.

[A big shout out to my good friend Barney for his guidance on which recordings to get.]

*Having a teacher is a whole topic in itself which I intend to address one of these days.