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Our individual musical study grows our piano teaching

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

For the past year I've devoted many daily hours to the study J.S. Bach's six French Suites while simultaneously keeping pace with my students' passage through diverse repertoire. The decision to take on this additional musical challenge apart from meeting my basic teacher obligations of being present at lessons; knowing the material assigned, and dispensing… Continue reading Our individual musical study grows our piano teaching

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W.A. Mozart Minuets: Valuable Journeys of Discovery

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

It's easy to be dismissive of the Classical era Minuet form, though in the hands of a wunderkind like Mozart, a set of these 3/4 meter Binary dances springs to life with a myriad of embedded learning and performance challenges. For example, the Minuet in F Major, K. 2 composed by Mozart at age 6,… Continue reading W.A. Mozart Minuets: Valuable Journeys of Discovery

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The value of studying short Romantic era Character pieces

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Piano teachers often welcome the opportunity to use student repertoire requests as a springboard to nourish new learning adventures. Such pupil-driven musical endeavors can lead to deep-layered immersions in short, Romantically framed character pieces. The value of dipping into miniature variety compositions encompasses taking on a learning challenge in compact form. For example, Schumann's Album… Continue reading The value of studying short Romantic era Character pieces

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When a Virtual Piano Student becomes a Reality!

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

A North Carolina ONLINE piano student comes to Berkeley, California for a LIVE lesson right before the Super Bowl!