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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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The business of school often feels like a game and I try to learn the rules but no simple playbook. The nice thing about being solo is you make your […]

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student: how long does it take to become a master musician? teacher: a lifetime. student: have you heard one? teacher: i have. student: live like in person? teacher: yep. student: […]

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student: How do you get the left hand to do something repetitive and fast and then play something altogether different with your right?   teacher: You take independence pills.   […]

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Some beginners, especially kids, can’t remember the fingering solutions I try leading them through. Like it might be E F# G# and I want them to go THUMB INDEX MIDDLE […]

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Older piano student, beginner, working on Take 5 two weeks ago. Played it back to me today but in 8. Pretty sure I also unwittingly played it in 8 when […]

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A film released in 2018, now on Youtube. Two middle aged guys talk to Ornette Coleman in his apartment. They are visiting a master musician near the end of his […]