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March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: First Looks: Recordings
Chopin Sonata in B minor, Opus 58 and Liszt Sonata in B minor, S 178 Chad R. Bowles, piano JRI Recording J141 [Total Time 57:38] jrirecordings.com American rising…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
Summer Music Camps 2018—programs for students
Colorado Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory Colorado Mountain College, Steamboat Springs. Focuses on chamber music and solo repertoire in a mentoring environment. Curriculum includes conditioning, regular hikes,…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
Too much of a good thing: The dangers of over-demonstrating in a piano lesson
The scope of teaching tools at the disposal of any music instructor is often as rich as the music they teach. Since the earliest days of…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: First Looks: New Music Reviews
(SE3-4) Fantasia del Tango: 6 Original Piano Solos and 1 Duet, by Eugénie Rocherolle Fantasia del Tango augments The Eugénie Rocherolle Series with a volume of tangos by a perennial…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: First Looks: Apps for Teaching
Looking for fresh ways to prepare students for an upcoming theory test? Need a new method to reinforce and build student confidence in any music-related topic?…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
Benjamin Grosvenor: Beyond His Years
When Benjamin Grosvenor walked onto the stage of Oberlin College's Finney Chapel, he easily could have been mistaken for one of the many piano majors on…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Editor’s Column
I admit it: technology has won a firm, long-lasting place in my heart. At present, I own two iPads, an iMac, an iPhone, a laptop, a music video camera, and…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: The Winds of Change
You may have heard that I am retiring from my teaching position. If all goes according to plan, 2017–2018 will be my final year of piano "professordom." It was not an…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Keyboard Kids
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March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
From Schumann to Schoenberg
Blaues Selbstportrait, 1910 by Schoenberg Breakfast was not a good idea before tackling measures seven and eight that featured sixty-fourth notes and tremolos, as well as…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
Why Don’t You Come Out of the Pantry? Is Left-Handed Piano Music Anything More Than Just a Historical Curiosity?
Why should a pianist with both hands in perfectly working order bother to devote their time and energy to study—not to mention perform—compositions or arrangements for the left hand alone? Is…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Create and Motivate
The previous issue's column included a list of the benefits of scale practice as well as an approach to "squaring" scales to fit the four- and…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Poetry Corner: Gradus Ad Parnassum
Oh I know If I'd practiced the piano I'd never be so low As I now am Where's Sylvia Beerman? Married, rich and cool In New…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Pupil Saver
Got a Pupil Saver? We love to hear from you. If you are interested in submitting your Pupil Saver for consideration, please contact Susan Geffen at…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Making Money, Making Space
The swap list: Rules of engagement More and more teachers are moving to a no-makeup-lessons policy and reaping the emotional and physical rewards of not giving…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
March 2018: Mind Matters
What is your performance fear? I just returned home from doing an interview with Dave Wagner, host par excellence, at the WRCJ-FM in Detroit. It felt…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
Rediscovering the Past: Alexander Borovsky
Editor's note: Clavier Companion reviewed these recordings for the May/June 2018 issue. Click here to read it. It is a delight to uncover lost gems from…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
What does instrumental music study really do to the brain?
When I was in my doctoral program at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, I learned about the famous "Mozart Effect" and how that research study was discredited. Yet many still…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
DIGITAL ONLY CONTENT: Speak out! Five-and-a-half minutes with composer, Glenda Austin
Interviewed by Deborah Rambo Sinn What kind of composer are you? I would say I am a "fly by the seat of my pants" composer. At…
March 2018; Vol. 10, No. 2
Bea’s Keys: Tips for teachers
Beatrice N. Carney passed away on January 28 at the age of 99 (her obituary can be found at the end of this article). Her accepted publication for…