Student Performance: Nicole
Nicole plays a couple pieces in our fall concert 2019: Here is one of them: John Legend’s “All of Me”.
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How to Play “Imagine” at the Piano
Learn how to play the beginning of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the piano! It’s very simple!
Halloween Piano Student Concert: William D.
William plays Yiruma’s River Flows in You and Naruto’s Sadness and Sorrow.
Halloween Piano Student Concert: Andre A.
Andre plays Voltes V theme song and Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger at our piano student concert 2019
Halloween Piano Student Concert: Christina M.
Halloween Piano Student Concert!
Getting ready for our upcoming Halloween-themed piano student concert! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Piano is Life
This is what I see as I lie here on my beanbag in my backyard, listening to Philip Glass’s “Mad Rush” (frankly the first piece of his I ever like). At the same time I am looking at my Facebook page. I am reading one of the many “inspirational quotes”, something like “who knows if… Continue reading Piano is Life
Rethinking Piano Teaching
“Teaching is such a noble work!”, a student recently said to me. I never thought about it in that way. Certainly, when one picked teaching as his or her career, one would not expect to make a fortune out of it. Some might choose it simply because of its stability (if he or she works… Continue reading Rethinking Piano Teaching
Classical Music: Sacred or Scary?
There is a general misconception about classical music. “It’s boring.” “It’s for the elite.” (“high-class”). “It’s old. Who wants to listen to that?” “I don’t understand it.” “I don’t play an instrument, so I don’t get it.” Classical music is just another music genre, like jazz, hip hop, rock, pop, world. Of course, in the… Continue reading Classical Music: Sacred or Scary?
Words of Encouragement for You
I just want to write a quick note for all of you out there, who might be feeling a bit down or frustrated because you didn’t have the better result than you expected in your lessons/practice/exam/concert/teaching/building your studio. Please read this: You didn’t fail. You tried your best and it wasn’t the result you wanted.… Continue reading Words of Encouragement for You