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1. While there is certainly a need to vent multiple frustrations when working with Finale, there is no need to use foul language. I have begun taking a page from a recent Whad’ya Know broadcast and using Serengeti or (for more emphasis) Serengeti Plain instead. For example: Where in the Serengeti did Finale stash . . . → Read More: Finale 2012: Lessons in Peaceful Coexistance  In this SuiteLinks: Chico & Rita a tale of singer-pianist love, Comedy & Musical Structure, Moth derails Trifonov, Appoggiatura Apologia, Why arts education is necessary, Van Cliburn art items to be auctioned, Ramsey Lewis out of the box, On competitions & creativity, and more! How to avoid “The Bubble” How much practice is too much? . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: February 25 Since 2009, Malan Wilkinson has interviewed over 60 pianists on her site, Pianists From The Inside. The likes of Ralph Votapek, Michal Tal, Ilana Vered, Andre Gavrilov, and Pierre-Arnaud Dablemont have graced these posts. Malan always manages to make each artist come alive in these interviews. Her next post will feature Simone Dinnerstein. Nancy . . . → Read More: PA Shorts: Interviews From Newbies and Oldbies In this SuiteLinks: Eleanor Sokoloff at 97, Playing piano after being shot in the hand, What would you save in a disaster?, May 1949: Truman plays for Grandma Moses, New instruments made of jello?, Denk tackles fffffff, and more! Jazz pianist plays- audience or not Lief Ove Andsnes at Carnegie Hall New instruments: Jello + . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: February 18 This Valentine’s morning, as I browsed through my Twitter feed, I was instantly transported back to one spring semester during my undergraduate days. The tweet went like this: A Strauss waltz requires a slightly longer downbeat, about 1.14 longer than beats 2 & 3. Thus, you should conduct not in 3, but in pi. (@mmusing) . . . → Read More: Playing With Wolfgang: Ravel in Pi In this SuiteLinks: Piano speed dating, Making stunning art from piano parts, Classical for lovers, Keeping a beginners mind, Paderewski from 5/15/1915, and more! Prepared piano 101 Steinway factory tour Piano speed date Parts is parts: Pianos as Art Ravel on the road Classical for lovers Meet pianist Jan Lisiecki Keeping a beginners mind Kuerti . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: February 11 Lately, cyberspace has been full of posts and articles dealing with practice and perfection. Together, they have all got me thinking hard about both myself and my students. We can all get so involved in our beloved work that we don’t notice when we begin to merely walk the walk or talk the talk. When . . . → Read More: PA Shorts: Practice, Perfection, & Personality In this SuiteLinks: Pursuing a warhorse, Fourth Orange, New kind of cancer therapy, How your morning routine may be hurting you artistically, Abbey Simon opens festival at 90, Piano makes you smarter at redistricting, and more! Cancer patient’s playing spreads joy Art Nouveau piano to be displayed again in Paris Abbey Simon to open festival . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: February 4  |
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