Tag Archives: piano music
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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… and don’t blame the page-turner
“What is it to be musical? You will not be so, if your eyes are fixed on the notes with anxiety and you play your piece laboriously through; you will not be so if, supposing that someone should turn over … Continue reading
Posted in Music History, Performance, Practice Tips, Quotes, Technic
Tagged classical piano, music quotes, Piano Lessons, piano music, Piano teaching, Schumann
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You know your relationship is in trouble when …
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Posted in Musings about Chopin, Quotes
Tagged Chopin, Frederic Chopin, music quotes, Piano, piano music, quootes, quotes
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A few musings on methods
Given the width and depth of early teaching materials available, I don’t like to stick with one method. New stuff is coming out all the time and I like to explore it. To be able to toss in any supplementary … Continue reading
Watercolors for Ten Fingers
A few weeks I ago I posted excerpts from an article by Martin Kutnowski on an ethical and practical choice that we as teachers face. Martin kindly sent me a copy of one of his collections of compositions as a … Continue reading
Posted in Music Reviews
Tagged Candombe, Martin Kutnowski, piano music, Piano teaching
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The music will not fail
“I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness.” ~Frédéric Chopin ________________________________________________________ Image: Memories*Lowe
Posted in Musings about Chopin, Quotes
Tagged alone, black and white, Chopin, Frederic Chopin, music quotes, photography, piano music, quotes
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Sublime. Spectacular. And heartwarming.
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. It doesn’t get better. Jon Kimura Parker is here in a short (under 6 minutes) video – a concerto chat – that touches on all three movements. Watch to the end for a heartwarming story. Click here … Continue reading
Okay. I’ll share my secret.
None of my students ever get the interval of a minor sixth wrong on the ear test portion of the exams. Ever. Forget the sappy Love Story tune. So not appealing to anyone under the age of 40. Maybe even … Continue reading
“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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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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