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Rehearsing for the Big Day! LIVE/SKYPE piano student recital

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Peter, originally from Sweden, has been studying piano since January 2014. (He started from scratch without any note reading experience.) Working in the technology field, keeping long hours staring at a computer screen, he wanted to study piano for pure tension relief, and lucky for his teacher, Peter loves his Classical music journey. As one… Continue reading Rehearsing for the Big Day! LIVE/SKYPE piano student recital

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When a NY Times music critic and reader clash over a piano recital

arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I must admit that I chose not to put the title of this writing in the first person. Perhaps, in an egalitarian spirit, I wanted to identify with any audience member or newspaper reader, who might be offended by a particular music review of a favorite recitalist. Part and parcel of such displeasure, might include… Continue reading When a NY Times music critic and reader clash over a piano recital