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 …
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 …
Ferien!
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 …
Neal Larrabee
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, …
Minute Details
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 …
Survival of the Strongest
Many years ago, Chuck Gardner, my favorite Methodist minister, managed to weave some secular history into one of his sermons. While I don’t remember the sermon itself, nor the context, the …
A new semester
August 18 came and went and life is good again. I had returned from Germany late Saturday evening which gave me a wonderfully relaxed Sunday with Mark, a Monday with …
Alle Jahre wieder
It’s that time of year again. That time, toward the end of July, when I wish I could just fast-forward to August 18 when the Fall Semester starts. The time …
From John Maxwell
From: JOHN MAXWELL Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:23 PM Subject: Piano Lesson Hello, My children are coming for holiday at your location,and at the same time i will be …
Teaching siblings
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 …