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I knew Amy was a go-getter the first time I received an email from her 12 years ago. Truth be told, I had to do a little recon to make sure she was actually legit since she was so enthusiastic in...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2022/09/14/my-debut-on-the-piano-pantry-podcast/

In the face of our global pandemic, it’s encouraging to see inspiration and innovation spring forth around the world. One such example is this gorgeous Isolation Waltz by young composer/pianist...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2020/04/14/stelios-kerasidis-plays-his-composition-isolation-waltz/

Two years ago Christopher Sutton launched The Musicality Podcast, which has recently become Musicality Now. In this episode on Your Codex and Creativity he shares an important reminder from a boo...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2019/08/13/musicality-now-podcast-founder-christopher-sutton-shares-an-important-reminder/

One of my favorite kinds of articles to read is interviews with various individuals. In the current issue of American Music Teacher, I enjoyed the interview with Ingrid Fliter, a renowned perform...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/12/10/inspiration-from-ingrid-fliter/

At one of my piano lessons earlier this week, I made a reference to the Circle of Fifths with one of my students. As I debated whether to quickly sketch out what I was talking about on a dry eras...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/10/04/new-circle-of-fifths-poster/

What year do you think fits the above description? An orchestra captured on film with full audio? Thanks to the devoted efforts of the New York Philharmonic first archivist and historian, there i...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/07/31/the-earliest-moving-image-of-an-orchestra-where-you-can-hear-them-play/

Our national homeschool organization recently announced their 2017 Teen Servant Leadership Awards and I was so excited to learn about the work of the young Columbian pianist, Wiley Skaret, to rai...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/03/26/teen-pianist-wiley-skaret-uses-music-to-raise-money-for-columbian-families/

As a young teenager I remember watching gifted pianists open up a piece of simple sheet music and proceed to flood the air with musical beauty that seemed to come out of nowhere. I was baffled (a...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/03/20/giveaway-of-new-album-by-amazing-improv-pianist-anna-ferraro/

Some of my favorite CDs growing up were those of pianist Murray Perahia, so a recent interview with him in Listen magazine published by Steinway & Sons grabbed my attention. It was so refreshing ...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/01/25/an-interview-with-murray-perahia/

At our local music teachers association meeting this morning we watched a webinar by Dr. Barbara Fast and Dr. Andrea McAlister on Overcoming the Brain’s Negativity Bias: Empowering Students Thr...

https://musicmattersblog.com/2018/01/12/questions-to-ask-students/