I’ve subscribed to the Clavier Companion magazine this year and carved out some time over the last week to read through it. Several of the articles were just wonderful! The interview with Louise Goss was inspiring, the Diary of a Cliburn Competitor was intriguing, and both Unlocking the Mystery of Playing by Ear, and Sight-reading […]
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Win Your Wish List!
Rebekah Maxner, of the Notekidds website, is hosting another Win Your Wish List contest this year! Just visit the Notekidds website, select $75 worth of your favorite materials, and fill out the simple form on this page. One winner will be drawn from the entries received and will be the recipient of their selected wish […]
Interesting Survey
Yesterday, I received a notification about a survey being conducted by Carnegie Hall and The Julliard School. (Click here if you are interested in taking part in the survey.) The survey is gleaning information from teachers about the plausibility of offering a National Music Achievement program. I think it’s an interesting concept, and completed the […]
Guest Post – Piano Lessons for GenZ
For the first time in my piano teaching career I’m seeing a new breed of piano students come through my studio door. No, these kids haven’t grown any extra fingers, but they are coming to piano lessons with a new set of expectations. Meet GenZ, the digital student. One teen came to her lesson last […]
The Cactus Cuties Sing the National Anthem
Wow! Just wow! HT: J.Pisano
Short Pictorial and Musical History of the Piano
One of the ladies on our committee for the planning of a piano festival next spring sent me the link to this short clip with pictures and music documenting the “Parentage of the Piano.” I actually got to see some of these instruments in person this summer when I visited the National Music Museum in […]
