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  • The Phrase That Doesn’t End

    The evening is quiet. The heat has dropped slightly. A fan turns in the corner, and one window is open. A small speaker plays the same piece of music on repeat. On the table, a glass of water rests beside a folded shirt. Condensation has formed a small ring underneath. The hallway light spills across the floor. Laundry hangs on a drying rack by the wall. The floor creaks with small movements. Nothing else stirs. The music continues.

    Por Una Cabeza – Carlos Gardel

    Timeless Classic · ~3 minutes
    This piece doesn’t need context. It enters the room like something already known. Let the melody return. Don’t clean it up, let it feel slightly lived-in.

    Digital: Virtual Sheet Music, Musicnotes | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death – Eluvium

    Quiet Favourite, ~5 minutes
    A short loop played in one take. No edits. No buildup. The repetition does the work. Play it softly, with no particular plan.

    Listen: Spotify

    A Flower Is Not a Flower – Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Hidden Gem, ~3 minutes
    This one repeats too, but more slowly. There’s a slight shift each time the phrase returns. Play with even pressure. Let it sound like it’s still thinking.

    Digital: Musescore | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    Let these pieces loop if they want to.
    No need to decide how they make you feel.
    Just stay with them a little longer than usual.
    Something familiar might surface.

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  • Heat in the Still Room

    It’s the kind of heat that lingers and doesn’t move. Outside, London buzzes, buses pass and pavements shimmer. But in here, everything is still. The fan turns slowly. There’s no breeze, just air and breath. You sit at the piano, not to accomplish anything, not to practice, just to be with the sound. Each note feels suspended, like a bead of sweat that hasn’t fallen. There’s no hurry. No aim. The music isn’t there to express, it’s just holding something. This isn’t about release. It’s about staying inside: inside yourself, the room, the moment. No need to open a window. The stillness is already enough.

    Opening (Glassworks) – Philip Glass

    Quiet Favourite, ~6 minutes
    Let this one wash over you in layers. Don’t push forward, just hold. The pattern builds like warmth on skin, steady and restrained. This is movement without momentum, breath without breeze.

    Songbook: Amazon | Digital: Virtual Sheet Music | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    Prelude No. 2 – George Gershwin

    Quiet Favourite, ~4 minutes
    Swing lives here, but only barely. It’s been slowed by the heat. Let your hands move like molasses, relaxed, loose. There’s rhythm, but no rush.

    Songbook: Amazon | Digital: Musescore | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    Für Alina – Arvo Pärt

    Timeless Classic, ~3 minutes
    There is no pulse here, only presence. Play as if each note arrives from the air itself. This piece doesn’t guide you; it listens with you.

    Digital: Musescore | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    The air still hasn’t moved. But something in you has. Not much, just enough to notice. The music didn’t cool the room. It cooled the space inside your ribs. Stillness isn’t absence. It’s a form of holding. And for now, that’s more than enough.

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  • The Words Before the Words

    Sometimes the music has to speak first. Before you explain, before you name it, something quieter wants to move through. You feel it in your chest: full, but undefined. This is not a mood. It’s a moment. One where you know something’s ready, but the words aren’t. These pieces don’t ask for clarity. They hold the feeling for you until you’re ready to say it aloud.

    Gymnopédie No. 1 – Erik Satie

    Timeless Classic, ~3 minutes
    Play this as though you’re floating just above the surface of your feelings. Each note is gentle, suspended, inviting you to drift rather than decide. Satie’s delicate, minimalist style creates a space for reflection and softness—perfect for moments when words feel too heavy or too loud.

    Songbook: Amazon | Digital: Virtual Sheet Music | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 – F. Chopin

    Timeless Classic, ~4.5 minutes
    Chopin’s nocturne is like a whispered conversation with yourself. Its lyrical melody and gentle undulations cradle your thoughts, guiding you through tenderness and longing. Play this when you need to feel understood, even if you can’t articulate why.

    Songbook: Amazon | Digital: Musescore | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    The Heart Asks Pleasure First – Michael Nyman

    Timeless Classic, ~3 minutes
    This piece is a modern meditation on longing and quiet courage. Its repetitive, haunting theme builds a bridge between what you feel and what you might someday say. Play it when you’re on the edge of something new—when your heart is ready, but your voice isn’t.

    Songbook: Amazon | Digital: Virtual Sheet Music | Listen: Spotify | Watch: YouTube

    What showed up while you played? A name, a memory, a shift in breath? Let the silence after the last note stretch a little longer. Not everything needs to be spoken aloud. Just feel into who you were while you played, and who you’re ready to be now.

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