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 …
Spring
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!
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, …
Piano Concerto Competition 2010
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 …
Embarrassing
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 …
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 …
More from The White House
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 …
The Greatest Joy
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 …
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 …
Alicia de Larrocha
September 26, 2009 Alicia de Larrocha, Pianist, Dies at 86 By ALLAN KOZINN Alicia de Larrocha, the diminutive Spanish pianist esteemed for her elegant Mozart performances and regarded as an …