Category Archives: Pianos
The horrors live on
From The Leading Tone on Tumblr: Sometimes I just don’t know. Part of me believes that I would have been pretty comfortable living and working in the XIX century, but then I come across horrors like this: I was merely … Continue reading
Posted in Music History, Music Humour, Pianos
Tagged arpeggios, church music, Dvorak, Music, piano music
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Those funky looking pianos
My long-time friend and now piano teacher Tim Spicer came across some wild-looking pianos. Here, in a guest post, are some of his favourites and his thoughts on the whole thing: So the world is often changing. It is inevitable, … Continue reading
Posted in Pianos
Tagged Bosendorfer, Digital piano, Fazioli, grand piano, lucite piano, Pianos, Tim Spicer
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Protect Your Piano
Yesterday was glorious. A warm spring day. I sat on the front porch with a good book, soaking up the warmth and light. Today it’s snowing. Again. Calgary, Alberta (Canada) is particularly bad for temperature and humidity swings. It can … Continue reading
Posted in Pianos, Studio News, Uncategorized
Tagged Calgary, Dampp-Chaser, Dehumidifier, Humidity, Piano
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Yes. They have their place.
I should be careful about making big, bold, never-ever statements. They generally come back to bite me. For years I gave electric, then digital pianos no thought. Spoke out against them. Memories of trying to accompany choirs in awkward places … Continue reading
Posted in General, Pianos, Studio News
Tagged Digital piano, Franz Liszt, Keyboard, Piano, Yamaha Corporation
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“Everything depends on good fingering”
Those were Chopin’s words. Chopin played with a simple, natural position of the hands – and used the easiest fingering. Which was sometimes against the rules. We know he played with a beautiful singing legato touch. He used lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Musings about Chopin, Piano pedagogy, Pianos, Practice Tips
Tagged Arpeggio, Chopin, fingering, Frederic Chopin, Music, Piano, piano music, Pipe organ, teaching piano
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Now what?
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Go home and listen.
Go home and find a recording on Youtube. Just make sure it doesn’t say “this is me playing…” It should be someone on a stage. Even better if it just shows an album cover with no video. My words to … Continue reading
The Piano. A symbol of high cultivation.
“Next to books, there is no inanimate thing in the house that can produce so much profitable pleasure as the piano. A library and a piano are symbols of high cultivation. These two spread that nobler banquet where the soul … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, Pianos, Quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged books, Godey's Lady's Book, incantations, inspiration, inspirational quotes, Lessons and Instruction, library, Music, Piano, piano music, society
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The Piano Tuner
Richard is the fascinating story of travelling piano tuner who chooses to live outdoors. Shot in London, the film takes an alternative look at someone who treats the entire city as a home. This film is part of the … Continue reading
Baby grand. Melancholy blues.
“…only songs like these played in minor keys keep those memories holding on” Billy Joel and Ray Charles. This makes me smile. And ache.
Posted in Performance, Pianos
Tagged Baby grand, Billy Joel, blues, grand piano, jazz, melancholy, Music, Piano, piano music, Ray Charles, song, soul
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Hot Cross Buns, maybe
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Posted in General, Music Humour, Pianos
Tagged humour, music humor, Music Humour, Piano, piano humour
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