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Celebrating Music on the Plains Feb. 17, 2017
It was a great experience for my students to host the Garden City High School A Cappella choir under the direction of Jane Vanderhoff. Here are just a few of the positives: The reason for the Arts in Education was on display The experience of singing in such a beautiful resonant space The educational value […]
A Well Maintained Piano
Here is an interesting article to get you going on how to take care of your piano. The life of your piano is a “well maintained piano.” Justin Elliot, piano technician, in this article gives some good advice: Regular Tuning — it is like putting gas in your car Hammer Filing, hammer voicing and regulation […]
So You Are Taking Piano Lessons
Applause! Applause! Good for you. Piano lessons are good for you no matter what your age or where you are in life. If you want to get the most from your money, here is good advice in the article, 5 Things Your Piano Teacher May Not Be Telling You. You’re Not Practicing Enough You Need […]
Keep Your Piano Clean
Last week I did a piano cleaning on this 1970 Yamaha C3. Piano care is really simple and inexpensive. Give me a call for an estimate.
Happy New Year 2017
Happy New Year!!!! It is that time of year to set some new inspiring goals for 2017. I spent a good deal of time thinking writing my personal goals for 2017. (more…)
Daniel Barenboim: 5 Minutes On…
In 2011, conductor-pianist Daniel Barenboim had a new piano designed to his specifications. Read about the interesting design inspired by Liszt’s piano which had straight strings in contrast to the grand pianos today which have diagonal string designs HERE While I was reading about this radical piano design (great pictures in the above article), I […]
Faber Piano Adventures…Piano Lesson Book Sale
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Tweaking 2017 … Practicing and Performing Better
December, the end of 2016, is a good time to think about “how you are going to get better” in the new year. I enjoy reading Dr. Noa Kageyama’s blog The Bulletproof Musician. This guy brings interesting research to bare on the art of practice and performance. His topics are helpful and create margin […]