Indigenous music - what does it sound like?
As I am looking at the horizon of one of the most amazing urban cities of the Inca Empire, Machu Pichu, I remember a tale from my history...
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- Oct 1
- 4 min
What is "american music"?
“What is American music?” This question has been asked for decades, well before many of the composers regarded as definitively...
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- Sep 1
- 3 min
World Music - what is it?
I remember as a kid I had an iPod nano back and came across the music of Enya. My favorites were “Orinoco Flow”, “Lazy Days” and “Storms...
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- Jun 1
- 3 min
Harmony - What does it sound like?
In April, we discussed the importance of sensing musical harmony as an atmospheric guide for the listener, something which we’d notice if...
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- May 1
- 2 min
Harmony - How do we find it in life?
Lying in bed, listening to the rain patter on a tin roof. A heavy, rhythmic, tapping. Tap-tap-tap. Tap-tap-tap. When water droplets get...
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- Apr 1
- 2 min
Harmony - What does it do?
When someone remembers a song, they often recall the prominent part, the melody. It is what people may find themselves singing, and it...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
Rhythm - what does it say?
As human beings, we rely on verbal and non-verbal communication to express ideas, opinions, thoughts, and emotions. These facets of...
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- Feb 1
- 3 min
Rhythm - The Heartbeat of the city
I recently attended the funeral of a dear friend who had lived a remarkable life. During that day, I was recalled fond memories of the...
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- Jan 2
- 3 min
Why do we dance to music?
The Rhythm of Life Years ago, I saw an old couple performing in front of a live salsa band. Their youthful energy exploding like...
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- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Tunes for the holiday season
Home for the Holidays? Familiar music can bring us to a time or place, and is especially associated with the winter holidays. Here are a...
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- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Melody - how do feelings fit in?
"Once more, with feeling!" - usually said by a conductor to an orchestra, or a music teacher to their student. How does one include...
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- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Nice tune, what's in it?
Last month, the idea of melody was presented. The definition given was: “a melody is a string of notes heard in succession within a...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
What am I humming?
I’ll bet you could recollect one of the first songs or nursery rhymes you learned as a child in a few moments’ time. (“Wee Willie...
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- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
Don't quit, keep going!
I’ll come clean: when my parents signed me up for piano lessons at the age of seven, I hated it. I loved music and my teacher was great;...
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- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
Why Summer Lessons?
“So, what are you doing this summer?” Thoughts of a road trip and sandy beaches spring to mind; but after the initial vacation, what of...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Why do musicians memorize music?
One year in graduate school I had the privilege of premiering an operetta composed by a colleague. The libretto was in Spanish and the...
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- May 1, 2022
- 3 min
Why are live performances important?
Last month I fulfilled a “bucket list” item I have desired to complete for years: I saw Itzhak Perlman, the “world’s most famous...
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- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Things Piano Teachers Wish You Knew
To students: Hard work out paces natural talent. Even when you are talented, you still need hard work. In the long run, skills are...
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- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Teacher Spotlight - Ms. Chi Lee
We asked one our favorite teachers at the studio about her experience as a piano/viola student growing up: When did you first start...
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- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
Valentine's Day Playlist
This Valentine's Day, set the tune with our hand picked play list - the Sound of Romance. Foggy Day - Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald...
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