On The Lighter Side
Last fall, our Happy Birthday Variation diversion at the recital was so successful that my EAC students and I are planning to add a little comedy to our spring recital.…
What’s On The Inside
“Wow !” I said, “You are like a different pianist!” And she was. Before, there had been surges and awkward accents in the opening to her Intermezzo, impossible to remove…
Make New Friends And Keep The Old
A student once told me that he couldn’t possibly have anything to learn from a certain piece because he could sight read it, and anyway his brother had played it…
A Feedback Loop for Pianists
Recently, David wrote a post on choosing an instrument, tone quality and the importance of ideal tone. He pointed out the importance of monitoring your connection with the instrument daily-…
Slow Living, Slow Design, Slow Food, Slow Piano
Today, while perusing the Home section in the Sunday paper, I came across an amusing column by Marni Jameson in which she demanded fast answers to questions on the Slow…
Potholes: Chronic Key Signature & Accidental Disorders
My Dad taught me to drive. He spent many hours on the road in his job and was a demanding teacher. One day we were practicing on a back road…
The Sound of One Leaf Falling: Relativity in Music
Over the holidays, my husband and I took a daytrip to Madera Canyon, near Tucson. We had a very warm fall this year and so, at 5000 plus feet, the…
Delighting in Mozart
Saturday January 8, 2011 was a sad day in Tucson and for the country. The massacre took place at the Safeway where my family shopped for many years. Our Congresswoman,…