Category Archives: keyboard

I Get a Kick Out of You

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

When I was 30 I had come to a point of crisis in my career. I had already been teaching piano for a couple of years, but I knew that I needed more knowledge. At the same time, I was … Continue reading →

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40 Years with Charlie Brown and once again Christmas Time Is Here

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

During my final year at Holy Cross College, my deepest desire had been to perform full-time as a jazz musician. However, due to my need to make a living, I pursued what I then thought was my secondary career, that … Continue reading →

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Jingle Bells – Boston to the North Pole

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

Every year, just before Thanksgiving, I start working on Christmas and other holiday songs with my piano students. For the student who has become familiar with the basic I-IV-V-I chord progression by learning how to play selections from my Six … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Surprising Sounds for this Seasonal Standard

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

As most of you know by now, I usually go to Rhapsody Music Service to locate tracks of the featured song selection for my current blog post. Having taught piano for more than three decades, I am thrilled that today … Continue reading →

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This Can’t Be Love – Bossa Nova to Beguine 40 Years Later

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

As I’ve mentioned in several of my blog posts, my musical preferences shifted from popular music to jazz while I was in high school. In my efforts to develop my skills at the keyboard, I sought out musical models by … Continue reading →

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