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,…
PA Shorts: Competition With A Twist
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of adjudicating for a piano competition about a 90 minute drive from here. The format was pretty much what you would expect: four divisions…
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,…
Jack of all Trades
When you teach in an outlying area, you have to keep quite a few irons in the fire. This semester I have renewed my relationship with the harpsichord. Ours is…
Vintage PA: The Uncertainty Principle
Remember my story wherein Teacher 42 became so uncomfortable with musical choices that she finally said, "You mean there's no right way?" I concluded that I had given that teacher…
Artist Portrait: Reuel Meditz
This Artist Portrait comes to you in a bit of a different format. Because of Reuel's tour schedule, we were unable to video Skype our interview. So, we talked on…
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…