Practicing can be a lot of different things. One of the things it is not, in my opinion, is a concert or performance for anyone nearby....

Practicing: many people have written about it, and many more will. I can't resist writing about it myself, because it 1. sits at the...

A student of mine recently played a page of difficult music fluently, then faltered on one note. This is normal; if you’re learning,...

Perfection is something we probably all strive for, at some point. One day I asked a student, an ambitious high school senior, why he...

I like looking up composers and doing little portraits of them. It reminds me that they were real people, with hopes, desires, dreams and...

I'm so excited to share news, thoughts and ideas about music and more with you. Glad to have you along! To make sure you don't miss a...