Rehearsal with Junya Yanagidaira (ironomi）
Off to Studio Noah in Ikebukuro for a rehearsal
with Junya Yanagidaira of ironomi, who would be joining
us for a few songs for our concert on Christmas.
Junya tells us he’s now set up いろのみピアノ教室 which
translates to “ironomi piano classroom”, where he teaches
students (who signed up because they’re actually fans of
ironomi!) aged from four to fortyplus.
I’m often tuned in to Junya’s tweets about his experiences
teaching small children and i’ve even seen photos of himself
in a Santa Claus getup just to humour the kids…
one can’t help but want to be a student in Junya-sensei’s
piano classroom. Apart from imparting his piano skills,
the multi-talented Junya still continues his profession
as a culinary expert on a part-time basis.
On to the rehearsal – it was a rather surreal experience to be
playing “LANDSCAPE WITH A FAIRY” with Junya in person.
I’ve listened to the song countless times but i never fail
to always be surprised and impressed by his sparkling
contribution, what more to hear and play along with it live.
Carefully arranged oden, to end the wintry night.
Talking and talking and eating we missed the last train home,
and we hadn’t finished our conversation yet!