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Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: Editor’s Letter: Embracing the Positive as We Emerge from Our Pandemic Cocoons
After the long, dark winter, springtime represents a time for rebirth and renewal. Yet, as we head into the second year of our new "pandemic" normal,…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: First Looks: Recordings
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE PIANO SONATAS PLAYED ON PERIOD INSTRUMENTS Paul Badura-Skoda, fortepianoArcana A203 | 9 CDs[Total Time: 10:06:09]OUTHERE-MUSIC.COM As deeply insightful and brilliant Badura-Skoda expectedly is in this…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Creative Commemorations: How a Performer, Composer, and Teacher Celebrated Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary
Josh Straub Chris Madden (CM): How did the Beerthoven concert series begin? Josh Straub (JS): I have to admit that I'm not the person who started the Beerthoven…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Creating New Piano Music in the Digital Age
Introduction By this point, you’ve probably heard a narrative that goes something like this: in the age of YouTube, Spotify, smart phones, and eBooks, the traditional gatekeepers no longer determine…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Expanded Review: Ludwig van Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas played on Period Instruments
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas played on period instrumentsPaul Badura-Skoda, fortepianoArcana A2039 CDs[Total Time: 10:06:09]outhere-music.com/en/labels/arcana As deeply informed, brilliant, insightful, and original Badura-Skoda expectedly…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Zoom & Gloom: The Melbourne Experience of the Perils and Pleasures of the Online Advanced Piano Lesson
Australia's University of Melbourne houses a large center of higher-level piano education and research. Comprising a salaried staff of five —one professor, two associate professors, and…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
A Tribute to Nancy Bachus
A Tribute to Nancy Bachus It is inevitable that our profession will lose valued members of our community, but that does not make the loss any…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: Editor’s Letter: Celebrating Musical Innovators
Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized on December 17, 1770, in Bonn. Although unimaginable on that winter day, his influence on generations of musicians across Europe cannot be overstated. To this day,…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Fred Kern: A Pedagogical Giant
Fred Kern could light up any room. Those who knew him—and even those who didn't—couldn't help but smile anytime he was near. Dr. Kern, widely known as a clinician,…
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Winter 2021: Poetry Corner: Stampede of Fingers
A stampede of fingers Over the keyboard, in parallel And contrary motion. Accidentals, Crowd the corridor, gate the rush Of impetuous fingers In whole and half…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Reminiscences of Leon Fleisher (1928-2020)
The scene: Leon Fleisher’s fourth-floor studio, Tuesday afternoon, September 3, 1985, 88 degrees, no air-conditioning. Thirty-five students line the walls of his studio. Some sit on…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Anne-Marie McDermott: Artist, Leader, Innovator
Andrea McAlister (AM): How are you holding up during this time? Are you enjoying a more relaxed schedule? Anne-Marie McDermott (AMM): The world is stopped but we're…
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Winter 2021: Life in Music
With the approaching new year of 2021, it is time for reflection about where we have been, where we are now, and the path ahead. Our…
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Winter 2021: Questions and Answers
As educators, we hold so much power in the music we choose to teach our students. When we decide which curriculum to use, we are deciding…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Wellness in Applied Piano Teaching: A Two-Way Street
Many years ago, at the Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media in Germany, my piano teacher Professor Einar Steen-Nøkleberg used to greet us students with a handshake when entering his…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: Pupil Saver: A Glimpse into Colorful Mexican Romanticism
INTERMEZZO NO. 1 IN E MINOR BY MANUEL M. PONCE Manuel M. Ponce (1882–1948) is undoubtedly one of the most prominent composers in Latin American history. Among…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: First Looks: New Music
(S) Five Easy Piano Sonatas and (S6) Five Famous Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven When new piano majors come to my college studio for their first…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: Book Reviews: Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More
Rough Ideas by the British American pianist Stephen Hough is a new collection of easily readable essays on a wide range of topics from practice, performance, and repertoire, to…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
The Gift of New Musical Experience: Creating a Studio Commissioning Project
For many students, learning a new piece can be an adventure. This sense of mystery and excitement wanes as we get to know the repertoire for…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Becoming Weavers: Piano Students and Their Commissioned Arrangements of Music by Under-Represented Women Composers
Weave: The Social Fabric Project is an Aspen Institute initiative that seeks to celebrate people who work to heal divisions in our society. David Brooks, the director…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Building Diversity in Your Music Career: Interview with Michelle Cann
Michelle Cann is making history as the newest female Caribbean American to join the piano faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. Artina McCain (AM): It is a…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Northern Canvases: Canadian Piano Music from the Twentieth & Twenty-First Centuries
When I first came to Canada, I remember an enthusiastic introduction to a group of painters known as the "Group of Seven." For many Americans, this…
Winter 2021; Vol. 12, No. 5
Winter 2021: Keyboard Kids
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