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Approaching a brand new piece with spirit and emotion

Posted on April 16, 2015 by

When piano students first encounter a fresh page of music, they will often wade through the notes as best as they can, fumbling here and there without an adjusted framing pulse or investment of animated interest in what the notes … Continue reading →

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Piano Technique: Playing with bigger energies beyond the fingers

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Practicing a programmatic miniature from Kabalevsy’s Op. 39 Children’s Pieces can draw on energies well beyond the fingers. “Funny Event” is a good example with its series of sound bursts on the first beat of each measure. If a student … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

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” … Continue reading →

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Teaching “Clowns” by Kabalevsky from the Op. 39 Children’s Pieces (Video)

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

Kabalevsky’s ebullient miniature teaches technique while it satisfies a student’s musical appetite. Continue reading →

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