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Is that how it goes?
My students just performed at a students-only performance class, and are now preparing for our upcoming recital. At recent lessons we have been discussing practice and memorization strategies. I keep threatening to make a video for my students of me practising. And I suspect that we are taxing the ears and patience of our fans…
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Musical Memory
I was working with a student as they prepared for our upcoming studio recital. Their memory was coming together, but the piece had several sections that repeated, and the student was trying to solidify the complete structure of the piece in their memory. It was tricky to keep the order of the sections straight. And…
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How to Cheat at Piano
There’s been a lot going on in the studio lately. Everyone (including me!) is preparing for something – group performance class, music festival, exams. The music is mostly ready to go, except for: the place where the memory always breaks down the place where the left hand plays the pattern upside down the place where…
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It’s the little things
On Sunday afternoon I taught this year’s third and final group lessons before my students and I enter the busy festival and exam season. As I tidied up the papers and books and rearranged the furniture I reflected on this year’s preparations and results. Once again I came to the conclusion that these three group lessons…
