Today the Ottawa Citizen released its guide to cultural events happening in 2011-2012. Music, visual art, theatre, dance, film, books…
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The blog has been awfully quiet lately. It’s my summer break from teaching. The joke around here is that musicians…
I tell my students that you can’t cram piano. Skills like sight reading, memorizing, and developing technique must be worked…
Around the time I got serious about buying a grand piano, I was in Manhattan for an anniversary getaway. For…
…something new comes along. One of the goals of entering the music festival is to gain performing confidence and experience….
Scientific research is changing how we teach piano. And the field of how to teach music is rapidly expanding. Playing…
The 66th Annual Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival opens today. It’s a month-long music festival held at ten locations across Ottawa…
I love live music – all kinds of genres in almost any venue. Recently all the stars aligned into my…
C’mon, ‘fess up. You play an instrument, and you dream of being a rock star. The League of Rock is here….
The other day I was out for lunch with a friend at a Chinese food restaurant. When the bill came,…