Baldwin

Time to size down to one grand piano!

With space shrinking in what I affectionately call my "pod," I'm parting with my nightingale singing Baldwin that's sister to a neighboring Steinway. Sitting pretty at 5'5," its voice swims around a room inundated with computers, an elliptical, a digital keyboard, and hoards of Urtext editions. The moment has arrived, therefore, to acquire well-needed breathing… Continue reading Time to size down to one grand piano!

arioso7

The Big Piano Move!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-I8xmQP5Y&feature=y http://youtu.be/zV-I8xmQP5Y Here she is on DISPLAY playing Chopin http://youtu.be/E9aZ9pVpPNk and Beethoven: http://youtu.be/hAB1_7jkJb8 *** Thank You once again to McCrea's AA Piano Moving http://www.mcpianomove.com LINK: https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/a-piano-teachers-hodgepodge-life-with-its-ups-and-downs/

arioso7, Baldwin grand piano, Berkeley California, piano addict

A Piano Teacher’s Hodgepodge Life with its ups and downs!

Today I was greeted by a rare Piano Ped. Forum Facebook post that celebrated a positive private teaching day. Teacher C. reported that all students had arrived on time for lessons, paid their fees pronto, and actually practiced. Bravo! Reams of peers LIKED the morsel of good tidings, except for one who JOKINGLY remarked, "Thanks… Continue reading A Piano Teacher’s Hodgepodge Life with its ups and downs!

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