Great Finds: May 11
Here are a couple of new recordings for your listening pleasure. They are about as opposite in nature as you can get, which, in my book, is a very good…
Vintage PA: The Sandbox
Sandbox Rules Share your toys Play Fair Don't hit people Put things back where you found them Don't whisper about other people in the sandbox or after you leave Clean…
Piano Maker’s Corner: Engineering Soundboards With Carbon Fibre
This article was written by Richard Dain. Additional comments, photos, videos etc. by Doug Chapman. The best soundboards need to be light weight and very stiff. We, at Hurstwood…
Kick It Up With Jennifer & Gail: Summer Lesson & Camp Activities
TaDa! This week Jennifer Foxx, the power behind Music Educator Resources, and I are debuting our first Blab. And, we each have a freebie for you designed just for the occasion!…
Vintage PA: It Sounded Better At Home
"The really exciting part," said Eeyore in his most melancholy voice, "is that when I left it this morning it was there, and when I came back it wasn't.” We…
Vintage PA: Pedal to the Metal
Pedal Signs Remember the old Bugs and Daffy cartoons where Bugs repeatedly tricks Daffy into saying “Shoot me now, shoot me now” and finally when Daffy realizes the trick he…
Artist Portrait: Alessandro Deljavan
Meet Italian pianist and cook Alessandro Deljavan. Yes, I said cook! When they were filming the documentary for the last Van Cliburn Competition, he cooked for the filmmakers and they…
Playing With Wolfgang: How Messiaen Taught Me The Law of Opposites
I was immersed in 5 pieces from Messiaen’s Contemplations of the Infant Jesus. It’s hard not to be once you step through the rabbit hole and begin working on them.…