For anyone who follows along closely enough to notice, you can see that I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus here on Music Matters Blog. It’s been exactly three months since my last post – the longest break I’ve ever taken in the 15 years I’ve been blogging here! Some of that has been due […]
Free Videos for Teaching Young Piano Students
Renowned piano pedagogue Fred Karpoff, of Entrada Piano, recently announced his new free video series, Teaching Little Hands. So far he has uploaded video clips on Encouraging Improv, Arm Weight Drops, and Counting and Tapping Process. I have always loved and learned so much from observing masterclasses, so I’m thrilled to be able to watch […]
A Step-by-Step Guide for Virtual Music Lessons – A Guest Post by Tomplay
Save 30% on Tomplay’s Premium subscription and access the incredible library of 20,000+ sheet music titles! Here’s a handy step-by-step guide for teaching virtual music lessons and incorporating Tomplay’s interactive music library to make it a musically rich and rewarding experience for your students. Following the COVID-19 outbreak and the closure of schools, the great […]
Imagine Symphony Live Premiers this Wednesday
Thanks to a successful $20,000+ Kickstarter campaign, Imagine Symphony Live will premier free to the public this Wednesday, at 5:45 p.m. (PCT) followed by a live Q&A with the creators. The film short is a collaboration between Musicians from Central Oregon Symphony along with cinematographer Bradley Lanphear, TV and film composer Chris Thomas, and producer/director […]
Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 Performed by Dorian Marko – A Feast for the Ears and Eyes!
I confess, I wasn’t sure what to think when Dorian Marko, CEO of Auddict, contacted me and asked me to check out his remote recording of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1. But wow, I was blown away! I can’t even imagine how much time it took to produce this visual and aural masterpiece that was […]
Have You Seen Alma Deutscher at the Piano?
I recently came across this delightful video clip of Alma Deutscher improvising at the piano on four notes randomly selected from a hat. It’s fascinating to watch, and her personality is endearing. I’m enjoying listening to selections from the album she released last fall, “From My Book of Melodies.” Definitely a rising musician to keep […]
