Playing With Wolfgang: Suites for the 4th!
I count myself very lucky that my undergrad teacher passed his love of 20th Century American music down to me. He himself had studied with Johana Harris at Colorado Springs…
Some Congrats Are Due!
It's so wonderful to have cyber colleagues. Lately some of mine have launched new projects and even a blog or two. I celebrate with them as they add new facets…
PA Shorts: Working the System
We musicians are creative people. We are used to pushing boundaries and thinking for ourselves. We generally object to rules and regulations on principle. So, I decided to share some…
Playing With Wolfgang: Schubert Interrupted
We all know that it is rude to interrupt a person when they are speaking. Most of us learned this early in our lives. Later, we discovered that there are…
PA Shorts: A Quarter Note Walks Into A Bar
Time for some musical humor to clear the air after all the end of year hoopla. Enjoy! Musical Terms A# and Bb (check out all the comments here too:) A quarter…
Vintage Post: A Romantic Accusation
“You’re a romantic!” said my teacher in a surprised voice, as though this explained everything he found perplexing about me. I had never been accused of being anything but a…
Galumphing With Mr. Hanon
Inspired by Steven Nachmanovich’s book, Freeplay, my friend and mentor, Dr. Lisa Zdechlik talks a lot about galumphing as we learn. (you know- the playing part of playing piano) We…