Gardening Students
Last summer I moved to a different house, leaving behind a wildflower garden, roses, hostas, rose of sharons, and many other plants that...
My "Practice" Story
At the age of eight, I started piano lessons with great enthusiasm. My parents had an old upright cabinet grand (I am talking HUGE)...
Should You MAKE Your Child Practice?
I met a very successful doctor at a party who said to me, when he discovered I teach piano, "I don't believe in MAKING my children do...
The Battle of the Boards
Keyboards, that is. Or more specifically, keyboards versus acoustic pianos. "What should I buy when I take piano lessons?" I have been...
Your Thumb Is NOT a Thumb!
It is a FINGER! And pianists must learn to use it that way! As a college student, I had to unlearn years of bad habits in using my thumb....
Inspiration for Composition
Years ago, I read an interesting article about the Hopi and their music. Music, historically and universally has had a close connection...