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Practice Makes Progress

https://youtu.be/ubBgmSfGM1I When I was a student at Juilliard, it was assumed you didn’t walk on stage unless you were prepared to perform perfectly. A piano professor gossiped about a performance he heard filled with wrong notes. From the way he spoke, you would have thought murder was committed.    When entering international competitions, I listened

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The Coronavirus Etude (or how to disinfect your piano)

You could disinfect your piano by grabbing a clorox wipe and playing the Coronavirus Etude. (Because we all could use a little humor about now.) https://youtu.be/whNICyl_et0 In all seriousness, special care should be taken when using disinfectant products on a piano. My piano technician, David Love, sent me the following suggestions for taking care of pianos during

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Groupmuse: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Classical Music

Groupmuse is like Airbnb for house classical concerts. They are intimate, casual, classical concerts shared in living rooms, performed by professional musicians. I’ve hosted house concerts for decades, so when I first heard about Groupmuse a couple years back, I jumped at the chance to participate. So far, I’ve performed at five in the San Francisco Bay Area, one in Boston, and I’ve attended 17 as a guest.

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