Published on Jun 18, 2012 We had this conversation in 2007 during our filming for Piano Wizard Academy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Since that time, our feelings about the importance of music in the schools and in the lives of our children have only...
Like nearly all young pianists, we were introduced to Beethoven early on in our studies at the piano. Years later, our life with Beethoven intensified with Don's founding of the Beethoven Society for Pianists in 1984. At this time in our lives, words cannot...
Johann Sebastian Bach German Composer (1685-1750) Writings from Bach’s World by Jan Chiapusso, Indiana University Press, 1968 “Music held an essentially spiritual meaning for Bach; it was a medium for reaching the depths of the soul…During Bach’s school years, music...
<iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/L_ZOKv3ek0s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Andrea Monk provides beginners advice on piano fingering, posture, and technique.
