PA Shorts: Opportunity Knocks
One of my Facebook friends recently shared a few words of advice to aspiring musicians by pianist, singer, songwriter, and producer, Ben Folds. This earthy collection of thoughts struck a…
Duty or Joy?
A gonga post by John Terrauds of Musical Toronto made me sit up and take notice last week. In it, he wrote about his experiences taking on a group of…
PA Shorts: What Has Your Piano Eaten Lately?
Do pianos eat things? Some technicians I know think maybe they do. I received a great question from PA reader, Josh about quite an unusual something he and his technician…
Joy In The Mail Part 2: Yuja Wang & Behzod Abduraimov
Here is the promised part two of Joy in the Mail wherein we piano addicts take a look at two more upcoming releases by artists Yuja Wang and Behzod, Abduaimov.…
Body Parts, Chocolate, & Equality
Last Saturday I had the privilege of judging the piano portion of an arts competition in Northern Arizona. I heard 28 pianists play 48 pieces—everything from Cobb’s Chocolate Soldier to…
Joy In The Mail Part 1: Jorge Luis Prats, Live in Zaragoza
The mailman brought me a bundle of great joy a couple of weeks ago, when he handed me an packet of promotional materials and CDs from Decca. Upcoming releases by…
Guest Post: Dennise Ontiveros Rivera
In this post, Dennise describes her journey to music and teaching. When Dennise came to me at EAC, she told me that there were few teachers in the area of…
Happy Little Trees
Last Wednesday evening, while my class piano students were working on their improvs for the midterm, I suddenly found myself saying, “You don’t need to apologize! Maybe in your world…