Interference: No Penalty 2
The universe is conspiring to make me think hard about practicing. Coincidenza? I think not. I’m up to my eyeballs in Lieder and Art Song in preparation for a recital…
The Ikea Effect & Teachability
I felt a jolt of electricity when I heard the NPR story, Why You Love That Ikea Table, Even If It’s Crooked. In the first place, I could happily…
PA Shorts: Then And Now
In the beginning of the school year when I was nine, all eighty or so of us in the 4th grade were shepherded into the cafeteria of our Northern California…
PA Shorts: How Many Hours???
I was catching up in the blogosphere today and came across a post by Elissa Milne about her black key piece, Safari. I was struck by the way she used…
Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist
I am the queen of transfer students. I live in an area where there is a lot of moving in and out and, of course, college students are inherently transfer…