Training the Musical Brain
I will follow this blogger faithfully as Tara Gaertner, the author, leads a unique double life as a Dr/Professor of Neurology AND a teacher of young pianists. I particularly enjoyed this blog about...
View ArticleBeethoven in the Congo
Did anyone else drop everything and watch this the other evening? Again, another example of how music IS the universal language and has NO borders!...
View ArticleQuote for May 2012
“No one has gotten anywhere on POTENTIAL… Those who succeed are those you do something about it.” -Jeff VanKooten Filed under: Inspiration, Motivation, Musings, Quality Quotes Tagged: Inspiration,...
View ArticleRevolutionize Your Practice
Mistakes are INFORMATION: This quote is the most-frequently-used-back-pocket nugget of wisdom I treasure more than anything else as a teacher, performer, and human being. I’ll be honest, the...
View ArticleNew apps find a home on my iPad
The following apps are now at home on my iPad and will be added to my growing iPad apps Page. 1) Love the format of Yamaha’s new Song Chords “Song Chords is Yamaha’s solution for aspiring keyboard and...
View ArticleHave We Been Educated out of Creativity?
Creativity and Education by Sir Ken Robinson, a Creativity expert, challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and...
View ArticleOctober Quotes of the Month
As a series of upcoming posts will be dedicated to practice habits, here are some fitting quotes… “A performance is only as strong as its weakest link” Philip Fowke “Whenever your mind becomes...
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