For several years after I reclaimed my passion for the piano, I struggled with the concept of tempo rubato.
Nancy’s Piano Practice Notes
Piano Trills and Bach
On a wintry Wednesday, my scarf wrapped over my face, I walked to the university’s music building for my piano lesson. In my gloved hand, I held a book with the Bach Invention No. 1 in C Major, with its tricky piano trills. On the rhododendron bushes lining the path, the leaves hung limply.