Category Archives: piano lessons

Feliz Navidad, The Joyful Holidays Are Here

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

It will probably not come as a surprise to you that until I helped one of my Natick Studio high school students learn to play José Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad this past week, I had not been able to create a … Continue reading →

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Wait Till You See Her, a Perfect Match of Tune and Lyrics

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Boston composer John Harbison said the difference between the standards from the American Popular Song Book and the pop music of today is that in the past a song was the music itself (melody, words, and chords) and today, a … Continue reading →

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You Are Too Beautiful (Rodgers and Hart, not Joe Cocker)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Back in the 1970s when I worked with commercial groups led by John Dougherty, Rebecca Parris, Keith Copeland  and Pierre Eugene, before leading Synergy, playing music from the “top 40” pop music was the order of the day. And so … Continue reading →

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It Never Entered My Mind, a Challenge in Simplicity

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

When it comes to playing songs, I always find that some just fall into place while others cause challenges. If you play the piano, you have probably found this to be true. However, the normal musical situations that require extra … Continue reading →

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Little Girl Blue is Simplicity, Subtlety and Substance

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Despite the fact that many jazz artists have recorded Little Girl Blue, I don’t ever remember hearing it. So when I found the sheet music, as I began to prepare this Rodgers and Hart series, I had to change the … Continue reading →

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