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Burgmuller Pastorale

Adult Piano Student Strangles Burgmuller’s Pastorale

Adult Piano Student Strangles Burgmuller’s Pastorale

I recently experienced, in my study of Burgmuller’s Pastorale, the hazards of excessive practice.

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An online oasis of articles, essays, and original videos for studying the piano as an adult, making music despite hearing loss, and claiming your passion, whatever it may be.

Nancy M. Williams

Founding Editor Nancy M. Williams is a creative nonfiction writer and recipient of the 2009 Lamar York Nonfiction Prize. An ardent amateur pianist, she speaks about being a musician with hearing loss. In 2012, she debuted in recital at Carnegie Hall. Born with a genetic loss, she serves on the Hearing Health Foundation’s board.

Claiming Your Passion

Deserting the Piano: A Personal Essay

Deserting the Piano: A Personal Essay

I am at East Coast Piano, a boxy, windowless warehouse store on New Jersey’s Route 46, because my husband, David, has insisted.

Visualization for Carnegie Hall

Visualization for Carnegie Hall

For my performance at Carnegie Hall, I wanted to infuse my music with the same emotion I experienced at home.

Classical Piano Music in a Brownstone

Classical Piano Music in a Brownstone

On New Year’s Eve in 1986, a crowd wearing pointed party hats pressed against the velvet ropes outside a Manhattan club.

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