Piano Maker’s Corner: Built To Be Played
This month a reader posed the following question for Daniel. I love his answer (and my piano). One caveat: Pianos are designed to stand up to different types of playing. Not all…
PA Shorts: It’s Warming Up!
This spring I have been busy judging young pianists' evaluations. I love hearing them play. Some are very worried that they are not warmed up and make sure I know…
PA Shorts: Did I Do Good?
I have been doing some judging for various evaluation programs this spring. I love hearing the students. Mostly they are proud of their accomplishments but a little nervous too. I…
Vintage PA: Great Expectations
Last weekend I ended up in the ER and subsequently the hospital with serious anemia. With plenty of time to do nothing, I tried to brainstorm ideas for blog posts…
Great Finds: Notation, Jazz, & Virtual Faculty Lounge
Music Studio Teacher: the Faculty Lounge for the Private Music Teacher Saxophonist, Sean Murphy founded this site in April 2015 as an ongoing resource for private music teachers everywhere. Already there…
A Little Perspective
Now that March Madness has come to an end, it's officially recital/evaluation season. Our EAC recital is tomorrow evening. With that comes inevitable worry wart nerves and the polar opposite:…
Vintage PA: Learning In Style
While updating Piano Addict one morning in July of 2010, I ran across an article on why intelligent people fail. Many of the characteristics for failure rang a bell for me. That…
Great Finds: Dances, Beethoven, & Billie Holiday
Lara Downes, A Billie Holiday Songbook “My take on this music, as a classical pianist paying tribute to a jazz icon, is also a tribute to the unique diversity of…