Berkeley CA, Burgmuller, classissima, classissima.com, Friedrich Burgmuller, piano, piano instruction, piano lessons, piano lessons by Skype, piano teaching, Shirley Kirsten, Shirley Smith Kirsten, Skype, Twenty-five Progressive Pieces Op. 100, word press

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)