(Originally posted by Mark on his site) Sibylle and I just had a fantastic weekend in Kansas City. We took in Yo-Yo Ma’s appearance with the Kansas City Symphony Saturday …
A week-end in Kansas City
Between competitions
Three weeks ago, my students qualified at the district level for the state level of the KMTA Fall Auditions. One week from today, they will compete at the state level, …
KMTA Fall District Auditions 2011
Yesterday, Saturday, Mark and I traveled to Emporia for the KMTA Fall District Auditions. My first student performed at 9 a.m. so we left shortly before 7:30 a.m. to allow …
Getting old
Mark and I treasure our weekends: I do a bit of teaching on Saturdays, but for the most part Saturdays and then definitely Sundays belong to just us, to do …
Performance Class
Making use of the fact that we now (again) have two (acoustic) pianos, plus my idea that pieces don’t have to be perfect before they can be shared, we had …
The way I practice
My style of practicing is similar to the way I discuss things with Mark. He’s a good listener and I appreciate his feedback, so I like to bounce ideas off …
Boris Berman Master Class
Park University in Parkville, Missouri, is different. Perhaps not so much in that Parkville is not your typical college town, or even in that Park University offers undergraduate and graduate …
Piano Concerto Competition
The Manhattan Area Music Teachers Association (MAMTA) hosted the 11th Annual Piano Concerto Competition today. The Competition is open to students in grades 4 – 12. Contestants are grouped by grade …