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A Fear-less, Horizontal Approach to Staccato playing

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

Most piano students become DIS-connected when asked to play staccato. Their full blown trepidation wedded to DETACHMENT is so conspicuously on display during scale and arpeggio playing that a teacher must first devise mental cues to bring the student down … Continue reading →

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Revisiting an old piano piece learned years earlier

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

I find my current musical journey down memory lane to be joyful and challenging–especially as I cut and paste the Mozart Rondo: Allegro, K. 311 pages to fit comfortably on the piano rack. (Deja Vu, Haydn C Major Hoboken XVI35–Haydn … Continue reading →

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The Haydn Piano Sonata in C, UNPINNED, and matters of Memorization

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Pianists are expected to perform on stage without music. It’s a controversial area worth probing. Continue reading →

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