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Ethiopia, the only nation in the African continent to have never been colonized, holds a unique musical identity. The languages we...

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...

“What is American music?” This question has been asked for decades, well before many of the composers regarded as definitively...

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...

In April, we discussed the importance of sensing musical harmony as an atmospheric guide for the listener, something which we’d notice if...

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...

When someone remembers a song, they often recall the prominent part, the melody. It is what people may find themselves singing, and it...

As human beings, we rely on verbal and non-verbal communication to express ideas, opinions, thoughts, and emotions. These facets of...

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...

The Rhythm of Life Years ago, I saw an old couple performing in front of a live salsa band. Their youthful energy exploding like...

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...

"Once more, with feeling!" - usually said by a conductor to an orchestra, or a music teacher to their student. How does one include...

Last month, the idea of melody was presented. The definition given was: “a melody is a string of notes heard in succession within a...

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...

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;...

“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...

One year in graduate school I had the privilege of premiering an operetta composed by a colleague. The libretto was in Spanish and the...

Last month I fulfilled a “bucket list” item I have desired to complete for years: I saw Itzhak Perlman, the “world’s most famous...

To students: Hard work out paces natural talent. Even when you are talented, you still need hard work. In the long run, skills are...

We asked one our favorite teachers at the studio about her experience as a piano/viola student growing up: When did you first start...