Love him or hate him -- there's just no "in between." Is he the best (or worst) pianist who has ever lived or who is alive today? Some in...

Today after a short conversation with my composer-pianist friend Bruce, this strange idea came to me: Do you think up there somewhere in...

At the end of March, 2023 I will accomplish 24 months of weekly piano lessons. So what do I wish I had known before I returned to study...

I'm eternally curious about what makes for an effective piano teacher. Here's a helpful list of 19 common elements present in the methods...

Words fascinate me. When I was in early grammar school and it was about time to leave for school in the morning, my mom used to find me...

After the just-past 21 months of piano lessons, I have arrived at the conclusion that there are no (or very, very few) "best practices"...

The more I delve into new words and concepts from the world of music, the more I find ambiguity and vagueness. So often the experts I...

There is nothing different -- and everything different -- about teaching the piano to older students! Working in a cooperative...

People who experience more anxiety than others tend to focus attention on OPO (other people’s opinions), especially negative opinions....

“Sitting in the pocket” is a summary saying that comes to my mind when I consider this blog topic. On December 14 in an earlier blog, I...

My mom used to tell me there was always a silver lining in every cloud. Not long ago during two years of holistic physical training, my...

“You have a sound pedaling technique and appropriate expression of the feeling of the piece,” my online piano teacher had said on...

In February 2022 after one year of piano lessons, a certain experience got my attention in a big way. There was time to play two pieces...