Marsha Medley, Piano Plus
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Last week, I was working with one of my adult students on the Minuet in G minor from the Anna Magdalena Notebook. I do not teach it very often, certainly not as often as the G Major Minuet, which everyone recognizes and is a cheerful, easily recognized tune. The gentleman had played the left hand and the right hand separately on the G minor Minuet, and it was difficult for him. I suggested we try the first line hands together. He played the first 2 measures, and stopped, n

Guidelines for deciding whether a student should participate in a Festival/Audition or not.

Playing Notes Correctly? There is a difference as I daily, repeatedly, demonstrably remind my students. Even when playing all the...

So I have been teaching about 45 years, with a few gaps here and there. I have had a WIDE variety of students from super eager to "My...

October 31st will soon be here, which makes me think of my two favorite spooky pieces of music. The first is somewhat kid friendly: In...

No, I never met Jose Ferrer, so this story is not about some grand meeting between a local musician and a great actor. No, this is about...

Shocking isn't it? I just discovered this fact recently. One of my students started playing the Marine Corp Hymn in the Bastien Level 2...

love playing blues, rock and roll, dramatic Romantic period pieces. They are "let-it-all-hang- out in-your-face" pieces that can be good f

It is not technique, music reading, theory, transposing, ear training, singing while playing, phrasing. Those are all skills I teach and...

Learning is not a one-way street. Teachers teach students, but students also teach teachers. I was reminded of that recently while...