Tag: cats

Journal of a Piano Teacher from New York to California, piano addict

A surprise visit by a lost kitten…

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

http://youtu.be/aWrvCCECJ4I After "Feather" (by his name tag) had a feast of delights wandering from room to room, he was fetched by his owner who lived about a mile away. Apparently, this little one has been lost and found several times since his birth. I'm told his mother might be a neighbor of mine, who lives… Continue reading A surprise visit by a lost kitten…

coffee, Irina Gorin, non-legato, piano, pianoworldwide, wordpress, wordpress.com, you tube, youtube.com

About Coffee, Cats, and Non-legato

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

This blog mishmosh is as ridiculous as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, a best-selling children's book title, though it's the perfect segue way to an unmatched set of events that transpired yesterday in Berkeley. Coffee was my first preoccupation after Marta Vago, a long lost "connection" to my late piano teacher, Lillian Freundlich, surfaced… Continue reading About Coffee, Cats, and Non-legato

Aiden Cat, Burgmuller, classissima, classissima.com, Friedrich Burgmuller, Op. 100 Twenty-five Progressive Pieces, piano addict, Piano Street, Piano World, playing piano, Shirley Smith Kirsten, shirley smith kirsten blog, Shirley Smth Kirsten, teaching piano to adults, teaching piano to young children, teaching Rina piano, teachinig piano to young children, teacing piano to children, the art of piano playing, the breath and phrasing in piano playing, undulating wrist in piano playing, whole body listening, whole body music listening, word press, word press.com, wordpress, wordpress.com, you tube, you tube.com, yout tube, youtube.com

A Purr-fect sedative for a Cat

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

"Harmony of the Angels" has a soporific effect on Aiden cat while it provided a relaxing prelude to Rina's earliest piano lessons. Students, young and old, love its thread of sonorities.

Aiden Cat, Aiden cat dances to the Chopin Waltz in C# minor, Chopin, Chopin Waltz in c# minor Op. 64 no.2, feline, Frederic Chopin, Journal of a Piano Teacher from New York to California, pianist, piano blog, playing piano, Romantic era piano music, Shirley Kirsten, Shirley Smith Kirsten, Uncategorized, word press, word press.com, wordpress, wordpress.com, you tube, you tube video

Aiden Cat choreographs the Chopin C# minor Waltz.. seeing is believing

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Watch this amazing cat at the beginning and close of this "foot"-age. If any ballet companies are looking for new talent, this floating feline is up for an audition. In any case, he earned himself a well-deserved catnap after a virtuoso "paw"-formance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v38sPHrPSP0 Notice his graceful balletic form as he sleeps. purrrrr......

Aiden Cat, Aiden the Cat, blog, blogger, blogging, Camille Saint-Saens, Cats Memories, classissima, classissima.com, Haddorff, Haddorff piano, Jules Massenet, music and photography, music and photos, playing piano, We are Siamese from Lady and the Tramp, William Gillock, word press, wordpress.com, you tube, you tube video

Aiden cat and music in a mixed media blend (Video)

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

This morning I had an idea to synchronize Aiden's instrumental choice photos with pertinent musical excerpts, so I propped up sheet music selections on Haddy Haddorff's rack and imagined what kitty pics would best fit. Once I had captured all my music with attached video, (I wore a purple sequined jacket for the occasion) I… Continue reading Aiden cat and music in a mixed media blend (Video)

Aiden Cat, Aiden the Cat, blog, blogger, blogging, word press, wordpress.com

Aiden Cat’s Choice of Musical Instruments (Photos)

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I've always fantasized about what instruments Aiden might choose if he wasn't swamped with pianos. Let's see: It looks like all he needed was a bow. Love in full bloom with the cello (actually my favorite sounding instrument) Aiden! That's not a cello! Now he's reunited with the right instrument What? A hunting horn?! He'd… Continue reading Aiden Cat’s Choice of Musical Instruments (Photos)

cat, cats, Connell York, Fresno, Fresno California, Fresno Piano Store, humor, Japan, memoir, mice, moths, Mr. York, New York City High School of Performing Arts, Oberlin Conservatory, New York City High School of Performing Arts, photos, piano, piano finding, piano finding adventure, piano maintenance, piano repair, piano restoration, piano room, piano society, Piano Street, piano student, piano teacher, piano technician's guild, piano tuner, piano tuning, Piano World, pianoaddict.com, Pianostreet.com, pianoworld, pianoworld.com, rats, satire, Shirley Kirsten, Shirley Kirsten blog, Steinway and Sons, Steinway grand piano, Steinway M grand piano, Steinway piano, Steinway studio upright, talkclassical.com, Teach Street, uk-piano-forums, Uncategorized, veterans, Waltzing Matilda, word press, wordpress.com, World War II, York, you tube, you tube video

Piano Tuner, York on Mice, Rats, Moths and Cats (Video, part 2)

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

In this part two follow-up to York's World War II Memoir, the seasoned piano tuner relaxes into his emblematic animated conversation, telling the world how to eradicate mice, rats, and moths from pianos. Oldsters watching better have a fresh pair of Depends, because York lets loose with some mighty over the top, funny lines. Throw… Continue reading Piano Tuner, York on Mice, Rats, Moths and Cats (Video, part 2)

antique pianos, Baldwin piano, bluebookofpianos.com, cat, cats, Connell York, Howard piano, humor, Knight piano, Larry Fine, Mr. York, old upright, pianist, piano, piano finding, piano finding adventure, piano repair, Piano Street, piano teacher, piano tuner, piano tuning, Piano World, pianoaddict.com, Pianostreet.com, pianoworld.com, satire, Shirley Kirsten, talkclassical.com, Teach Street, The Piano Book, Uncategorized, used piano, used pianos, word press, wordpress.com, Wurlitzer piano, you tube, you tube video

A High Stakes Piano Finding Adventure, or was it a Sopranos TV episode?

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

A woman named “Sharon Cooper," phoned me one Saturday morning about my helping her select a console size piano in a modest price range. She had heard about my piano finding activity from a friend. Inquisitive and intelligent, with an animated personality, she had an ardent curiosity about the whole process of finding a suitable… Continue reading A High Stakes Piano Finding Adventure, or was it a Sopranos TV episode?