2011

(The following was originally posted by Mark on December 29 on our Journey site) Today Sibylle is having her gall bladder removed. All signs have been pointing to this for …

When I told parents that I have to reduce my teaching hours, I explained that it was for health reasons. Some parents were very alarmed and concerned, thinking that I …

I get occasional spam on this site, in the form of comments who all think that this site is “full of relevant information” and “best info I could find on …

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, …

There is a stereotype, an expectation, regarding mothers:  the best mother is overworked, under-appreciated, running on empty, comes crawling on all fours because she’s so exhausted, but of course she …

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 …

As much as I love teaching, I am so very ready for a break now.  There were days recently where I thought that the end of my eight weeks of summer …

This past Friday, I was fortunate enough to attend a masterclass given by Neal Larrabee.  It made me realize how much I miss excellent teaching.  And I was saddened, frustrated, …

While I remember, from 35 years ago, that my teacher always emphasized that dolce and espressivo were not the same, more importantly that you can play dolce without being espressivo and the …