Tag Archives: Piano
I’m in love. With an update :)
I’m in love. With 81-year-old French jazz pianist Michel Legrand. I can’t enough of his jazz piano stuff after having discovered him at Espace Musique’s jazz streaming site. Legrand is well-known as a film composer – probably best known for … Continue reading
Posted in Jazz, Music Videos, Performance
Tagged Espace Musique, I Will Wait for You, jazz, Jazz piano, Michel Legrand, Music, Piano, Windmills of Your Mind
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Tweak … tweak … tweak
Record store owner and employees upon seeing a recording artist enter their store: “What did you tell her about the shop for?” I ask the others. “I didn’t know it was classified information,” says Barry. “I mean, I know we … Continue reading
Connections
This started as a blog intended for other piano teachers. Then expanded to include just as many followers who are music-lovers but in different professions. The connections across the globe still astound me. Along the way I’ve made a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Business of Teaching, Studio News
Tagged Piano, piano blogs, Piano pedagogy, piano teachers, teaching piano
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In the Technique Box – Part 3
In the box marked Advanced: 1. Essential Daily Exercises for Piano (Boris Berlin, pub Alfred). My go-to book for transfer students; a systematic approach to fixing or developing every aspect of technique. Organized in 20 sets (increasing in difficulty) of 14 … Continue reading
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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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It is a world … of delicious fantasy.
“The world of the arts is by no means always comfortable, but neither is it likely ever to be boring. It is full of surprises, humor, traps for the unwary, and challenges to smugness. It is a world of moods … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, Quotes
Tagged Arts, inspirational quote, Music, Piano, quotes, Russell Lynes
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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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In the Technique Box* (part 1)
There are three boxes of technique books sitting on the shelf, organized according to the level: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced. These are used books. Stuff that I pull out for students as needed. My beginner and elementary students use the … Continue reading
Posted in Method Books, Piano pedagogy, Practice Tips, Rhythm, Studio News, Technic
Tagged Alfred, Finger exercises, Music, Pianist, Piano, Piano Adventures, piano teachers, Piano teaching, piano technic, Piano Technique
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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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