Pecha Kucha
| August 26, 2012 | Posted by admin under Blog |
Last night I had a performance, not a piano performance, but a Pecha Kucha presentation. A Peca Kucha presentation is one where 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (six minutes and 40 seconds in total). This format keeps presentations concise and fast-paced. The first PechaKucha Night was held in February 2003 by Astrid… more
Getting Down to Business
| July 11, 2012 | Blog |
When I find a book I love, I often pass it on to friends. Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield (the author of The War of Art) is not one of those books. This one I’m keeping. You should get your own copy. The first time I read it, I had so many “aha” moments that… more
Changing the Classical Music Landscape
| June 21, 2012 | Blog |
I’m convinced that Tuesday evening’s performance by Valentina Lisitsa at the Royal Albert Hall marked a turning point for classical pianists. Anyone who was lucky enough to be there or to tune in to the live broadcast (you can still watch it here) knows how special this recital was. Valentina is a powerful pianist, technically… more
Classical Music in the Cloud
| June 12, 2012 | Blog |
Yesterday I came across Melanie Spanswick’s blog post about Valentina Lisitsa by way of Twitter. I read the post and watched the first video at the bottom of the page. After one hearing I had fallen in love with Rachmaninoff’s G major Prelude and tweeted to Melanie that I was downloading the score from IMSLP.… more
Letting Go of Perfectionism
| June 12, 2012 | Blog |
Well, it took me a while to get around to reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Sure I’d heard about the morning pages and I knew about the artist’s date, what did I need to read the book for? Well I got the book from the library yesterday and, as I usually do with… more
Wabi-Sabi in Piano
| February 14, 2012 | Posted by admin under Blog |
A SoundCloud friend, Peter Vorländer, (cis minor) introduced me to the concept of Wabi-Sabi the other day. He gave me just enough information to send me searching the web reading everything I could find on this topic. Here is his wonderful explanation…. Short about Wabi-Sabi: its a concept that values imperfection. For example many things become… more
