How Affirmations Help this Student of Adult Piano Lessons Achieve Her Goals
A twice-weekly ritual of chanting affirmations out loud helps this piano student get closer to her practice and performance goals by changing her mindset. »
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To Buy a Piano: A Cherry Steinway’s Soul
I stepped into the foyer of an SoHo apartment in Manhattan. On the opposite wall hung an abstract oil painting of a nude, her body contorted and sectioned. At the smell of alcohol lingering in the air... »
Beethoven, Pakistan, Acumen Fund, Carnegie Hall: A Moving Night for this Student of Adult Piano Lessons
Frédéric Chopin loved the opera, especially Italian bel canto operas, whose arias inspired the melodies of many Chopin Nocturnes. “Don’t listen to other pianists,” he would plead to ... »
Chopin: Pianist and Teacher – Valuable Read for Students of Adult Piano Lessons
It seems to me that you don’t dare to express yourself as you feel. Be bolder, let yourself go more. Imagine you’re at the Conservatoire, listening to the most beautiful performance in the world. M... »
Adult Piano Lessons: Practicing Trills with a Metronome (1 of 2)
A student of adult piano lessons considers whether or not to use a metronome to improve her technique in playing trills, in this first part of the article. »
Pianos for Sale: Adventures of Adult Piano Lessons (3 of 3)
Photo by Frank Schramm. Saturday morning, with clear and temperate August weather, arrived. Soon Jim, a piano dealer who had made me an offer on Craig’s List, would ring the doorbell with his crew. Th... »
Pianos for Sale: Adventures of Adult Piano Lessons (2 of 3)
Photo by Frank Schramm. After six months of trying to sell my Yamaha piano on Craig’s List, I received an email that grabbed my attention: Hi Can offer $2700. cash & carry. Thanks Jim. Craig’s Li... »
Pianos for Sale: Adventures of Adult Piano Lessons (1 of 3)
Photo by Frank Schramm. My son Cal’s cache of nerf guns figured a prominent role in the sale of our Yamaha piano in August of this year. My Yamaha U1 Professional, a 48 inch glistening black beauty, w... »
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