The Enterprising Pianist: How Pedagogy Inspired A Screenplay
Four years ago, I wrote a screenplay. I called it Playing with Beethoven. It was around the time my piano teaching had taken a turn away from the traditional classical…
Great Finds: Practice Resources & Summer Camps
It's spring! At least my trees and the irises think so—along with some of my students, who suddenly are exhibiting signs of spring fever. (also, it's supposed to be 89°F…
Great Finds: 4 Hands, Interactive Learning, & eBooks
Piano 4 Hands Nikolas Sideris: Fairyland in Treble The eleven duets in Fairyland in Treble come complete with a tale for each piece (written by Nefeli Tsipouridi.) The pieces are…
Recent Favs
One of the great pleasures in blogging is learning and growing by reading the work of my fellow bloggers, FB friends, and tweebs. Lately, I've come across some inspirational and informational…
Relationships
“You don’t choose your instrument, “ she said, “Your instrument chooses ” The piano chose me. It’s been a long and fruitful relationship, a relationship of major significance and intimate proportions. …