Piano Lessons, A Memoir: Anna Goldsworthy
'This is where the little girl sees a chimpanzee,' I said, pointing to a chromatic embellishment. She took my hand: 'My darling, we must sit and work.' Piano Lessons by…
A New “Made in America” Piano: The Monserrat
Daniel Ley of Ley's Pianos grins and tells the story about the day a customer came into his shop to view his new Monserrat and asked, "It's a grand piano-…
BLUE & RED: Original Compositions by Dror Perl
Red and Blue are the titles of two new books from the Color piano book series by Dror Perl. BLUE: Contemporary Music with a Harmonic Twist is written for all…
Playful With A Hint of Brooding
The college students are one month away from the EAC Fall Piano Recital. Some of them have never played in a hall before much less on a beautiful instrument. There…
Imagine Being a Concert Pianist
Thanks to Pianists from the Inside's Malan Wilkinson for calling my attention to Part i of this film by Alan Yentob. The comments are also thought provoking. I have included…
A Shocking Discovery
My husband and I were in the car to make our weekly grocery run. Schumann- he said in response to the in progress piece on the radio. Fantasiestucke- I said.…
Go Play! A free E-Book by Catherine Shefski
I just finished reading Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Steyngart. It is a 1984ish, satirical picture of what can happen when all of our information is distributed through…
Philosophically Speaking
My colleague Elaine tells of the teacher who was asked about her teaching philosophy during a certification exam and answered, "Oh, I teach the Alfred method." Methodology and philosophy are…