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Category Archives: inspiration
How I Began My Beguine
As I mentioned in my Bossa nova blog series, I became motivated to learn the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and his peers during my teenage years. Since my models were well-known jazz musicians I listened to a variety of … Continue reading →
Autumn Nocturne, Tranquility in Season
Throughout my many years of teaching, students have often brought in one of Chopin’s Nocturnes and asked me to teach them how to play it. In order to help a student get started with the learning process, I realized early … Continue reading →
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Autumn Serenade – How Could I Have Missed This Musical Treasure?
During my years of working as a solo pianist, one of the greatest challenges that I faced was answering a request for a song that I didn’t know. I suppose that at one time or another every musician must deal … Continue reading →
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Autumn in New York – Will the Real Vernon Duke Please Stand Up?
In many of my previous blog posts, I have mentioned the fact that finding sources of inspiration is absolutely critical to your musical vitality. During the years when I was actively composing concert (i.e. classical) music, a somewhat unusual way … Continue reading →
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Summer Wind, Swingin’ Sixties Sinatra Standard
The year was 1966 and by then I was thoroughly into jazz. Although my mother had been encouraging me to focus on playing the standards long before this major stylistic shift, I simply had to find my own timetable. Fortunately … Continue reading →
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