Lessons

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I’m teaching a senior. Sometimes his fingering is awkward because his ring finger depresses keys at the same time as his pinky even though only the pinky is required, even […]

In some recent teaching instances, with a 6 year old girl or a 55 year old man both times the solution to proceeding efficiently was to back up and make […]

Bought one of those Masterclass tutorials, advertised everywhere, the ones that annoy me and come on all the time. Bought it as present to myself, on writing, by Margaret Atwood. […]

The old master Koto player was approached by a younger player who bragged about how many notes they they could play over the changes. The older player replied are you […]

I say why add the rebar to the concrete, it’ll set anyway, right? They say no. You need something for the cement to grip, they lose me. I don’t understand. […]

I missed watching the democratic debates but already see the mainstream media framing it as though Bernie and Elizabeth lost but a little research shows a very different interpretation of […]

At some point somebody showed me how to play 10ths on the piano, the very large stretch between pinky and thumb. Seemed impossible especially after I met Al Hershfield who […]

Something that always bugged her was how many students never practice until one day it hit her, this is exactly her relationship with her own consciousness. She implores her mind, […]

a journalist asked a musician what’s more fun performing or touring and the musician replied it’s a good thing you didn’t ask what’s worse.  then they journalist asked what’s worse […]