Thursday, February 03, 2011

Mitsu x Beethoven Collaboration

Last week, I was playing the piano, and Mitsu starting vocalizing when I played the theme to Beethoven's 7th. I've been playing this piece, a Nodame Cantabile version, for about half a year now so it's become the one-trick-pony piece I play when I feel like playing something but not really practicing. At first, I thought Mitsu was telling me to shut up, and then I thought she had to go outside. But then she sat and lied down by my bench, so I continued playing. When I started a section that involved a crescendo, Mitsu joined in by howling. Her face, looking straight on, is super cute when she stretches her howls out. I started to give her treats when she would sing along to my crescendos, and she performed for Mordecai a couple of times. I was finally able to capture all of this on camera tonight with minimal mistakes on my part. She doesn't seem to care for any other pieces I play, so I like to think that she and Beethoven are basically best friends.

You kind of have to wait for her to hear the howls clearly. She warms up a little throughout the song, misses my conducting cues in the middle, but then comes through at the end (~1:00 mark)!

This is our one hit wonder, guys! We won't be coming on tour near you! You might hear about a comeback 10 years from now! Good night!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds nice! Have you tried Youtube videos of other dogs barking/howling? Fred always perks up with those.

We've been teaching Fred to howl with us. I'd send you a video, but that would involve sending you a video with my howling.

Jade said...

kei!!! loved your snow exposes. way less drama than the news. and mitsu is the cutest ever. i'm glad she was rewarded with a treat for her good work.

The Daily Palette said...

Your puppy is so adorable!