Friday, February 12, 2010

Note by Note

Just finished watching the DVD "Note by Note: Making of a Steinway". Loved it! I especially liked the Extras... interviews and performances with amazing, inspiring pianists.

Hoping to teach some today... lessons have been closed down for all this SNOW. Already one student today canceled for a weekend ski trip (as if they didn't have enough snow here!). I'm itching to see some older kids - a bit of cabin fever here with the little baby (although I can't complain, it's been tons of fun). My students have a theory festival/competition coming up in a few weeks, and it's been really gratifying seeing them all work so hard at studying intervals and major scales, etc.

Monday, February 08, 2010

new year, new adventures w/baby...

been posting on twitter a lot, but hoping to post here a little bit more this year. starting to fall into a rhythm w/the baby (11 weeks old now!). he's cooing now when I play piano for him (couldn't ask for more, right?). he especially likes Bach, and River Dawn.

Speaking of River Dawn, I finally got moving and had River Dawn and Shenandoah transcribed into sheet music. The first drafts look amazing! I can't wait to post them. Only problem is finding stretches of uninterrupted time to concentrate and make edits. time is certainly hard to come by these days!