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I have added quite a few new links to the site in the past week including one to a selection of books for all ages (some are free) from Google Books. Along with some fun juvenile fiction you will also find some interesting volumes from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Enjoy!  Mark Andre Hamelin plays Berg, Liszt, Hamelin, and Godowsky and talks with WGBH’s Brian McCreath. Hear it all. From the New York Times- a great essay on practice, the role of teachers, and that moment when everything coheres into pure performance by Edward Rothstein. Say hello to Part 1 of the series I promised on thinking creatively about method book pieces. I hope the ideas you find here will spur you on to discover many more chances to think out of the lines in the pieces you teach. I’m sorry that I can’t have actual examples from the scores, . . . → Read More: Out of the Lines: Romanticism Part 1 Here’s an article on pianistic memory which I found interesting. Researchers looked at pianists to measure working memory capacity which was defined as “the ability to keep relevant information active in your mind”. Practice was found to be a major component of sight reading ability. Cognitive abilities, especially working memory capacity, also play a role . . . → Read More: Pianistic Working Memory I was pursuing the old inter-web this morning and came across an interview with Montreal pianist, André Laplante. In it Mr. Laplante touches on the difference between piano performance and art. He bemoans technique over artistry and describes himself as squirming in his seat as a juror in the 1994 Tschaikowsky Competition because “there was lots . . . → Read More: Creativity & Method Mark Braun has a unique manner of raising awareness of the importance of the arts for children. More Mr. B Check out this story about the Christian Marclay exhibition at the Whitney. Chalkboard National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum GP3 Tenth Anniversary Biennial Meeting Aug 6-7 Austin Texas Chopin at 200 from NPR Here’s a link to performances, perspective, and interviews in honor of Chopin’s 200th birthday. This is a really great resource. Check it out! Read or listen to this NPR segment about musical messages researchers discovered hidden in the works of Plato. For me, one of the great things about summer is that I have the time to catch up on my reading. Actually, it is 100+ degrees for months on end here. Reading and actually leaving town, are about the only great things about summer. Please, don’t get me started on the monsoon rains, flooded streets, . . . → Read More: Summer Reading I have always secretly had it in for Clara Schumann. There was that Trio that I was forced to work on for an entire semester and then there is the fact that Clara was performing concerts from memory at the ripe old age of 9, the first person ever to do so. Later, she was . . . → Read More: Clara & Robert Sitting in a Tree Interesting PR going on here! Pianist Lang Lang and NYP Executive Director Zubin Mehta will ring the NASDAQ opening bell tomorrow, 7/2.  |
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