Perhaps due to my classical training, I feel best about lessons that include technique, such as scales, as well as learning pieces. Here is a conversation that often occurs as […]
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Hearing yourself play any instrument is kind of like hearing recordings of your own voice. It is terrifying, but one of the best things you can do to improve your […]
Periodically I come up against the same dilemma: it feels like everyone else in the world is progressing really quickly, in whatever way, and like I am moving very slowly. […]
You have been practicing really hard, you have been making progress, and now things seem to be getting worse instead of better. It feels like nothing is working and like […]
Have you ever been playing a piece with a lot of sixteenth notes and found that they were sounding uneven? I have a trick that will help you to even […]
This week we just started our orchestras at Park St. Elementary School. It is very exciting for the kids because this is the chance for them to play in a […]
The other day as a student was leaving my studio her Mom asked her if we had worked on the part of her piece where she had been having trouble. […]
The most common question I am asked by adults when they call me for lessons is “Am I too old?” My answer is “Of course not!” I believe that you […]
Often the parents of my students ask me how to get their children to practice more. One parent once said to me “My daughter always plays the piano when she […]
Like many of my students, I took some time off over the summer. I was playing a lot of gigs, but was not focusing on practicing. It has been nice […]