My approach to mental practicing began during a personal crisis. Right after school, I went to Paris, thinking I would be there for a year
How much a person should practice depends on their personal, physical needs. Some people don’t require much practice, and they were just born like that.
Reorienting your practice to the process of learning music and becoming a better musician could be more important than the performance itself. Classical musicians perhaps
Learning Music is a never-ending process. It’s not about going from point A to point B; after all, you will eventually get there because music
Satisfaction is a very important concept that I try to get across when I do master classes and work with students. If you are struggling
Once you’ve put a lot of information into your brain, we all know some of it sticks, some it doesn’t, and some of it sticks
How do I work on sound quality on the piano? My first response is to say: I don’t know. That’s probably how many of my
I find that building emotional associations helps with memorization. Let’s say I’m working on a piece and it’s on the verge of being memorized, and
It’s important to me that my students are introduced to the music of Chopin and composers of his generation early because modern piano technique starts
When I graduated from conservatory, I realized I was unhappy with my sound on the piano. After much contemplation and discussion, I observed that my
