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Many a parent, when inquiring about piano lessons, asks if there is a discount for siblings.  While I understand the parents’ point of view, they apparently haven’t thought this through …

Time to re-post this entry from two and a half years ago: I take my work as a piano teacher very seriously, and part of my job is to teach how to …

Young piano student, just like at his last lesson, enters the house with a lilac branch in his hand, “Here, lilac. You have a whole BUNCH of ’em in your …

Congratulations ~ to Nicole, Blaise, Jessica, Kyle, Coleman, Katie, Kristee, Katherine, and Linda for participating in the Piano Concerto Competition on February 13!  There were a total of 29 contestants, …

With the exception of the year 2009, the Manhattan Area Music Teachers Association’s Piano Concerto Competition takes place every year in late January or in February.  I have been chairperson …

The following is from an article in the K-State News Insider (online). By playing the video game Rock Band for an hour, K-State students were able to help a pair of …

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 …

Last Wednesday, the White House welcomed 120 middle and high school music students from all over the country to participate in four different engaging workshops.  From the Blue Room to …

From The White House: The greatest joy that this job affords – and there are many – is the chance to throw open the doors and invite Americans into the …

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 …