Musings

It’s spring, and with spring come music recitals, concerts, and performances. My studio recital is in just a few days. I love watching my students perform and show off their hard work and progress. I don’t require participation, but I Read more…

I can almost hear the sounds that the boys in this photo were probably hearing when it was taken: the gentle lapping of the water, the movement of the pine trees, possibly some birds, probably some bugs. Music and nature Read more…

Memorization, and whether it is an essential skill, is slightly controversial in the world of music. There are those who will never perform with sheet music and teach their students the same. On the other end are those that don’t Read more…

Well, that’s tricky. The truth is that there is no perfection in piano, just like there is no perfection in life. I mean, we should always be moving toward perfection, but we should also be willing to accept that we Read more…