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Revisiting an old piano piece learned years earlier

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

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 pinned and unpinned) I wrote to a musician friend during the height of my frustration.… Continue reading Revisiting an old piano piece learned years earlier

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What’s Happened to Music in Churches, Temples and other religious sanctuaries with the latest update from Berkeley CA

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/whats-happened-to-music-in-churches-temples-and-other-religious-sanctuaries/ update 2013

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Heart Attacks and Haydn!

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I couldn't help but chuckle at a stream of advertising overlapping my Haydn D Major, Hoboken XVI 37 Sonata: "FOUR SIGNS OF A HEART ATTACK" The Google ad, as it ran, uncannily tracked KILLER passages in this composition that would pose a risk to cardiovascular health (Especially the brutal contrapuntal bass line in the Development… Continue reading Heart Attacks and Haydn!

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Piano Mania! and the Bezerkeley arrival of Steinway 1098!

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Pianomania! is an apt title for a documentary about Stefan Knupfer, Steinway piano technician, who gallops upstairs and downstairs in a premier "Vienna concert haus," trying to meet the needs of performing pianists, recording artists, et al. They demand the kind of perfection in voicing, tuning, aesthetics that's often beyond human capability. One classic example… Continue reading Piano Mania! and the Bezerkeley arrival of Steinway 1098!

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A sentimental journey taken with Mozart

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Musical memories rekindled

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Piano Lesson: Teaching “GAME” by Kabalevsky, Op. 39 Children’s Pieces (Videos)

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Vibrant musical miniatures are learning enticements for piano students. In this spirit, Dimitry Kabalevsky, a Twentieth Century Russian composer, shines in his collection of Children's Pieces (Op.39) that run the gamut of emotions, from sad expressions of human nature, "Waltz" (in d minor) to ebullient centerpieces, such as "Clowns," and "Galop." (spelled with one L)… Continue reading Piano Lesson: Teaching “GAME” by Kabalevsky, Op. 39 Children’s Pieces (Videos)

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Two musical Eulogies for Newtown’s fallen

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Two musical offerings are grief-filled expressions of enduring loss in Newtown, Connecticut.

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A pre-dawn digital piano work-out (Yamaha Arius 141)

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Digital pianos can be a nice adjunct to practicing on an acoustic.

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The C Major Scale universe: metric and muscle memory; shaping and tapering

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

The C Major scale is more than meets the "I," if you're the one practicing it!

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No Skimming the surface in piano warm-ups and a Chopin exchange with a sixth-grader

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Lucy started piano about four years ago in El Cerrito, a short Bart ride from Berkeley, my current residence. A transfer student, she'd been immersed in Bastien primers and hand-outs of various patriotic pieces. Note-reading skills were minimal. Over time, as our musical relationship unfolded, Lucy played scales, arpeggios, and through her patient efforts performed… Continue reading No Skimming the surface in piano warm-ups and a Chopin exchange with a sixth-grader