What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Wow! This is finals week. How exactly did that happen? We have a Mockingbird nest in our tree and have been amused as the parents have patiently enticed their little…
Smoke & Mirrors: A Rant
I love getting unexpected packages in the mail. And by unexpected packages, I mean unsolicited materials and recordings submitted for possible review. It’s like Christmas to tear open the packaging…
A Personal Lesson In Promise
The following is a portion of a speech I gave last Saturday at the local kick off for the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition. I was asked to speak, to…
Rocking Piano Down The Runway
“Whoa! Not many people could pull that dress off,” I thought as I gazed at the pictures on Pinterest. The dress was low cut and red, with the bodice made…
Artist Portrait: Gregg Kallor
This week; a bonus Artist Portrait for you! Because pianist and composer Gregg Kallor is up to his eyebrows preparing for the release concert of his new album, A Single Noon,…
A Totally Healthy High
Last Thursday, I was working with an adult student on a Joplin Rag and a piece by Nazareth. These are pieces that she has returned to several times and they…
PA Shorts: As Time Goes By
Last Thursday, film critic Roger Ebert lost his long battle with cancer. I was listening to a Fresh Air interview by Terry Gross and was struck by the following: I…
Piano Fail
I was thumbing through a magazine while waiting for an appointment and came across some wisdom on reversing painful assumptions from Martha Beck. She had asked her client, who was…