The House Concert: A New Career Facet?
There has been much ado lately in the media and on social networking sites over house concerts. This week Chris Foley of The Collaborative Piano Blog wrote a great post…
Top 10 Posts for 2010
In late May of last year, I moved my blog, lock stock and barrel, to this much more public venue on WordPress. This not quite a year has been a…
A Resolution With No Excuses
Insert the words; my child, myself, my student, my colleague, or someone’s name in the blanks as appropriate. I will not enable my __________ by allowing excuses. I will help…
A Comparative Resolution
Insert the words; my child, myself, my student, my colleague, or someone’s name in the blanks as appropriate. I will not compare ____________________to Horowitz, Rubinstein, Brubeck, the tenant on the…
Presents Under The Piano
My favorite holiday note ever is written on a piece of binder paper in pencil and goes like this: Thank you for being my piano teacher. I hope to be…
Aging Audiences, Elitism, Strong Bass, & Dumbed Down Ears: A Kind of Rant
For years there has been discussion ad-nauseam about the aging of classical audiences and what the best ways are to engage and connect with younger audiences. Don’t get me wrong…
Becoming a Non-Commissioned Piano Teacher
The tweet said, "Make time for non-commissioned work." I thought, Non-commissioned??? Have I ever even been given a commission??? This week, thanks to a post by Richard Byrne of Free…
A New Tribal Mantra
My students are awesome! Last night was piano recital night at our college and it went wonderfully. This was the first time, since I have been teaching there, that we…