PA Shorts: Merry 12 Days
Here are a few gems to help your days stay merry & bright. Thanks for reading and for your support and encouragement. I know pianists are always busy during the…
PA Shorts: How Charlie Brown Helped My Career
When I was in middle school I was asked to play a solo in the winter program. It was a big honor. My teacher and I worked hard on my…
Becoming A Pianist: A Worthwhile Journey, Gloria Fast
Do you remember the instant you knew you were a pianist? Perhaps for you it was a gradual realization? The father of a former student of mine sent me this…
Not Harder, Just More Complicated
This semester, I have been tutoring a foreign graduate student. He is struggling with English and with his practice skills. I think that his main problem has been this: He…
Artist Portrait: Shai Wosner
It’s good for your health as a musician to be in the company of other good musicians. I don’t think I could really exist as a musician without that. And,…
Duo for Harpsichord and Jackhammer
There was a situation during the rehearsal for our EAC keyboard recital last Tuesday. We were premiering our new harpsichord in its solo capacity and so had both the concert…
PA Shorts: Substitute… Musical Education
My husband sent me a link to an article by Ta-Nehisi Coates entitled, Learning a Foreign Language is Like Learning a Sport: The long road to not sucking at French.…
PA Shorts: Say Whaaat???
The judge's comment sheet read: "I'm sorry but the left pedal is not used for color. Good try anyway." I read it again. It still said the same thing. What…