Halloween Piano Student Concert: Zachary G.
Zachary plays Darth Vader’s Theme (the Imperial March) from Star Wars.
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Halloween Piano Student Concert: Abby H.
Abby plays a few songs, including one of her own compositions, in our Halloween piano student concert.
New YouTube Channel
I have a new YouTube channel to showcase my piano students’ playing and performances. Check it out here! Meanwhile, I have another YouTube channel for global teaching. You can find it here.
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
What is solfège?
Solfège, solfeggio, or so-fa names – they all refer to the same thing – the system of singing notes of a scale in “Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti”. Remember the song in “The Sound of Music”? Like “do, a deer, a female deer; (Re!) ray, a drop of golden sun”? … Yes, whenever… Continue reading What is solfège?
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
Student in Lesson (5)
Student in Lesson (4)
Zachary plays a duet “Little Dog” with me. Find our Music on Wings Books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XmwcQs