Favorite Pieces: Jewels of the Night
My family and friends will tell you that I love everything about nighttime. I love to sit outside at dusk, watch the light change, contemplate the heavens and let night’s…
The Anti-Masterclass: Refresh
Antimatter: Any substance that, when combined with an equal amount of matter, results in the complete and direct conversion of all substance to energy. ()Anti-Masterclass: Any masterclass that, when combined…
Vintage PA: My Dog Ate My Minuet
The first time I ever worked on a Bach dance movement I felt like I had encountered an alien landscape. I had grown up on Bach chorales but somehow those…
Why Hello Again (…or maybe it’s cosmic)
Do you have a piece that has crossed your path repeatedly over the years? I'm thinking of a piece that you unexpectedly wind up playing multiple times rather than one…
So Bad It’s Good
You all know I'm all about reverse thinking and using what something isn't to shine a light on what it actually is. I learned something new about this last week…
Vintage PA: Time is Time & Some Cats
In my last post, I talked about how time is a frustration point for me. Thanks to all of you who reassured me that I am not alone in this.…
Frustrations
A pianist is a person for whom playing piano is more difficult than for other people. (Apologies to Thomas Mann) Everyone has their own responses to frustration. Personally, I need…
Vintage PA: Yodeling Puff The Magic Dragon
It started with a performance of a method book piece with the word Yodel in the title. “It sounds weird,” said my young student, “and I don’t understand why that…