The 88-Key world

When he improvised, Mozart talked to his inner world and nothing and nobody could distract him. 

In April 1789, at thirty-three years old, Mozart was passing through Dresden and paid a visit to some friends. 

A portrait artist named Dora (Doris) Stock was at the household that evening. 

She made the drawing you see above, a portrait that has since become a famous one of Mozart. 

According to Ms. Stock’s account of the evening, …

Why elephants don't move if one of their leg is tied with a small rope?

Trainers in India tie a small rope around the front leg of an adult elephant and then the elephant will not move more than a few feet in any direction, even though the other end of the rope is not tethered to anything.

No chains, no cages. 

It was obvious that the elephant could, at any time, break …

My students absolutely love learning "River Flows In You" by Yiruma. 

It’s a beautiful piece and it falls nicely under the hands. 

It is built upon a simple 4 chord harmonic pattern that repeats for the entire song and it only has a few technically challenging parts. 

Every student that hears it loves it and wants to learn it too. 

Buying your first piano or keyboard? 

It can be a difficult choice, you don’t want something that you or your child are going to outgrow in a few months. But you might not want to invest too much is the beginning if you aren’t sure how long you or your child will stick with the piano. In this post I will break down the options available to show you how to …

Have you ever thought about playing the piano? 

On almost a daily basis I interact with adults who express interest in the fact that I teach piano lessons. 

It’s very common for them to tell me that they’ve always wanted to play the piano or that they wished they had stuck with it as a kid. 

But, then they usually go on to tell me reasons why the can’t learn the …