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Learning Chopin: Left Hand Comes First

Published 09/29/23

Back in the 1990’s, I was attending a Master Class of Oxana Yablonskaya – a pianistic powerhouse and Juilliard teacher – and heard her say… Continue reading Learning Chopin: Left Hand Comes First

Bach action figure in front of scores on a piano

Urtext Editions: A Sound Investment

Published 03/10/23

My very first Russian score of the Well-Tempered Klavier finally disintegrated beyond salvation, the yellowed pages losing corners, crumbling and separating as the binding glue… Continue reading Urtext Editions: A Sound Investment

Score Analysis: Our Key to Understanding

Published 06/30/21

How often do you take the time to look at your sheet music without playing the piece at the same time? To analyze it and… Continue reading Score Analysis: Our Key to Understanding

How to Avoid A Messy Score

Published 05/08/19

How often does our music look like a mess, with dozens of pencil scribbles which are hard to pay attention to? Instead of marking up a… Continue reading How to Avoid A Messy Score

A fugue with each part in different colors

Rewrite Your Fugues

Published 11/09/18