Sep 10 2010
Last night I practiced some Hanon exercises for about 20 minutes, then tackled a biggie I’ve been wanting to play for a while, Chopin’s “Prelude op. 28 No. 24 in D minor.” The left hand is going to be the trickiest because every measure has a sequence of stretches that go over an octave, and [...]
May 13 2008
…practice, practice, practice! The old joke couldn’t be more true, though. Since I started taking piano lessons again last Thursday, I’ve realized that as much as I love to play, despite that love I can still fall into the pitfalls that only self-discipline can cure. I hear all these beautiful songs and I want to [...]
May 04 2008
The Van Cliburn Foundation recently introduced a YouTube Competition for Amateurs in which the winner will win an automatic entry into the sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in 2011. You see, I have a keen interest in the competition because I have a fantasy of entering it. And that’s why it was unsettling when I realized that [...]