Pedaling is a universe often neglected by piano teachers, but needing attention.
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Ruminations about why some virtuoso pianists book on the continent, leaving the US behind
I couldn't help but obsess over why Grigory Sokolov, for example has no foreseeable concert appearances in the US. Surely I would have flown to NYC, perhaps for a LIVE main course plus a dessert of encores at Carnegie. Horowitz said on camera, circa, 1987, that the 57th Street Hall of musical fame was NOT… Continue reading Ruminations about why some virtuoso pianists book on the continent, leaving the US behind
The Gold Standard in piano playing (Sokolov IS a legend in his own time)
I was greeted by two e-mails yesterday that bore links to Grigory Sokolov's digitized recital at the Theatre des Champs Elysee in Paris. (2002) The communication from Seymour Bernstein read as follows: "Stop whatever you are doing! You are about to hear performances that certainly must rank among the greatest examples of music making and… Continue reading The Gold Standard in piano playing (Sokolov IS a legend in his own time)
Piano Instruction: Don’t always accentuate the downbeat– Burgmuller’s music proves it (Video)
http://youtu.be/MgwB3JESuG0 "Inquietude" from Burgmuller's Op. 100 collection of Twenty-Five Progressive pieces, invites a player to examine harmonic progressions as a clue to phrasing a composition that's often pounded to death with unnecessary DOWNBEAT accents. Seymour Bernstein, distinguished pianist, teacher and author, noted in a recent conversation we shared in New York City, that our musical… Continue reading Piano Instruction: Don’t always accentuate the downbeat– Burgmuller’s music proves it (Video)
Learning a J.S. Bach Invention requires an understanding of right-side-up, upside down, inside out, and other relationships
Knee-jerk technology brings the keyboard closer to an Online piano student
By reassigning a web cam to my knee, I was able to assist a student with a nagging measure.
Revisiting Bach’s Fugue form (BWV 847 in C minor)
Bach's Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is analyzed and taught
J.S. Bach and tempo in his Little Preludes
How do we make decisions about the time frame reference of Bach's music?
The joy of working on Chopin’s phrasing with an adult student (Waltz in A minor, No. 19, Op. Posth.) Videos
A teacher/student musical collaboration is a uniquely poetic experience..
The business of copying the piano teacher: Who has the final say or PLAY?
The latest provocative teacher exchange is taking place on Facebook at the "Art of Piano Pedagogy" which has now become a private forum. When it comes to teaching philosophies, many are intensely opinionated. From my perspective, I passionately believe in sharing my ground-up musical insights with students to justify my presence at the lesson in… Continue reading The business of copying the piano teacher: Who has the final say or PLAY?
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