I am always, always, listening to music (that is, when I’m not playing it). I’m also always up for sharing my favorite finds and most recent obsessions …
The Whole Note: Voices of Chamber – the podcast that’s telling the story of culture and diversity in chamber music
Today, I present to you a very special interview with two lovely young ladies who’ve started their very own podcast! The Whole Note: Voices of …
Sharing the Stand: The Innovative, one-of-a-kind Music Mentoring Program
Today, I profile an organization called Sharing the Stand that connects elementary and middle school students with high school and college aged music mentors. Instrument-specific …
Classical Chats with Tiffany Poon
I speak with Tiffany Poon on the Classical Chats series for the non-profit Together with Classical. Check out Together with Classical’s page here: https://www.togetherwithclassical.org/
Tonight … Kreisler
Music is a story. Tales can be told without words. Music, and its ability to communicate different things to different people, is amazing. Sometimes, …
Listening to Old Recordings
I’ve always hated listening to old recordings. I’ve often found recordings of myself playing similar to how others hear videos of themselves talking. It …
Continuing the Conversation with Katie Pierce: Diversity in Music
I talked to multi-talented musician and music education major Katie Pierce about what it’s like to be a student of music education (you can find …
A Conversation with Katie Pierce: Music, Education, and the Understated Influence of Teachers
If you asked me to name the most well-rounded musician I know, I would without a doubt say Katie Pierce. A sophomore music education major …
Memorization: A Mind Game, Part II
Last week, I talked about memorizing music and the difference between muscle memory and conscious memorization. Today, I explain some of the techniques that I use …
Memorization: A Mind Game
In the first part of a two-week series, I look at how music is memorized and what the dangers are of memorizing by repetition. …