Playing With Wolfgang 1.1: Clara & Robert Sitting In A Tree
I have always secretly had it in for Clara Schumann. There was that Trio that I was forced to work on for an entire semester and then there is the…
Finding Inspiration
It is human nature to have a gut belief that everyone finds musical inspiration just as you do. The way we operate is just so intrinsic to who we are…
Playing With Wolfgang
No one was more surprised than I when I conceived of the Menuetto to my Mozart Sonata as a heated discussion between a married couple. When I talked about it,…
Playful With A Hint of Brooding
The college students are one month away from the EAC Fall Piano Recital. Some of them have never played in a hall before much less on a beautiful instrument. There…
Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist: Part 3
This just in from QoTS: the third installment of essential skills that most middle intermediate to advanced transfer students would do well to develop. Memory 101 Use theory to help…