Vintage PA: Touch & Go
Megan sighed, “I’ve never been able to play louder with one hand and softer with the other. I just can’t do it.” We had been working on balance of layers…
Piano Trolls
I owe you all a heartfelt thank you! Bless you, every one. In all my years of blogging and hanging out on PA social media we have never a troll…
PA Shorts: Goals & Dreams
It's a new school year bright with possibilities. Yup, I start teaching tomorrow. I will have quite a mix of returning and transfer students this fall. Regardless of their age or…
Charging The Enemy
The fortune read: Keep on charging the enemy so long as there is life. I pinned the scrap of paper to the bulletin board beside my desk where, every so…
PA Shorts: Summer House Cleaning
Summer is a time that I have some breathing room in my life. I can get to some projects that have been on hold, clean my closets and reorganize. I…
Vintage PA: SuiteQuotes
Beethoven I take twice a week, Haydn four times, and Mozart everyday. Gioachino Rossini You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. Oscar Levant (talking his way…
Vintage PA: Parents, Parents, Parents, Parents
The issue of parents and teachers working together is central to effectively working with our students. Any breakdown in communication or mutual goal setting in the chain of student -…
Finding Your Path
My husband and I were watching an episode of Chef’s Table on Netflix last night. The featured chef was Francis Mallman. The cinematography was gorgeous but we were both becoming…