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The Piano Pedagogy Playlist
Some of my favorite selections from the contemporary repertoire for developing pianists—shared with you every Monday.
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Ep. 48- Sad Songs
Listen to episode →: Ep. 48- Sad SongsMusic becomes meaningful when it helps us explore something human. For younger students, the challenge of learning something new might be enough to maintain interest. But eventually they need to figure out that music making is about more…
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Ep. 48- Sad Songs
Open episode →: Ep. 48- Sad SongsMusic becomes meaningful when it helps us explore something human. For younger students, the challenge of learning something new might be enough to maintain interest.…
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Ep. 47 – A Lotta Toccata
Open episode →: Ep. 47 – A Lotta ToccataWhen one of your students encounters a piece titled “Toccata” for the first time, how do you explain what that means? I think a lot…
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Ep. 46 – Room to Dream: Three Pieces by Giulio Pietropaolo
Open episode →: Ep. 46 – Room to Dream: Three Pieces by Giulio PietropaoloThis week, I return to the music of Italian composer Giulio Pietropaolo with three selections from his collection “Dreaming”: “Up and Down”, “Lost”, and “Quiet”.…
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Ep. 45 – Looking Ahead, Listening Back: Amy Ferguson’s Moonlit Cactus and Migration
Open episode →: Ep. 45 – Looking Ahead, Listening Back: Amy Ferguson’s Moonlit Cactus and MigrationThis week, I present music of Amy Ferguson, a pianist, teacher, composer, and arranger whose self-published pieces grow from the practical needs of her own…
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Ep. 44 – Ordinary Things Lead To Extraordinary Playing
Open episode →: Ep. 44 – Ordinary Things Lead To Extraordinary PlayingGetting something right once is not the same thing as making it a habit. In this episode, I explore how fundamental skills become musical reflexes…
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Ep. 43 – A Morning at the Cottage and a Day on the Beach
Open episode →: Ep. 43 – A Morning at the Cottage and a Day on the BeachSeason two begins with two contrasting selections to help us savor the many moods of summer. Chris Caine’s “Hanging Out on the Beach” brings syncopation,…
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Ep. 42 – A Fugue and a Hammock
Open episode →: Ep. 42 – A Fugue and a HammockFor the Season One finale of The Piano Pedagogy Playlist, we’re doubling up on Chris Norton’s A Year in Twelve Keysand exploring both the June and…
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Ep. 41 – Around the World in Six Dances
Open episode →: Ep. 41 – Around the World in Six DancesThis week, we’re taking a musical trip around the world with Wynn-Anne Rossi’s newly released series Dancing With the World. Designed as a four-volume collection…
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Ep. 40 – Summer Road Trip with Christopher Goldston
Open episode →: Ep. 40 – Summer Road Trip with Christopher GoldstonSchool’s almost out, summer is calling, and this week on The Piano Pedagogy Playlist we’re packing up the car and heading out on a musical road trip.…
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Ep. 39 – The Quiet Legacy of Seymour Bernstein
Open episode →: Ep. 39 – The Quiet Legacy of Seymour BernsteinLast week, the piano world lost the American pianist, composer, teacher, and author Seymour Bernstein at the age of 99. In this special episode of…