About a month ago I looked at the plant in an old cracked pot. It had ugly yellow leaves that I cut away. I’d never done that before, but figured I had nothing to lose, it looked terrible. Weeks passed, …

Amaryllis, a love story Read more »

Just once I’d love to hear from Goldilocks about her kid and how he practices just right! Let’s talk about that seemingly impossible problem: a child practicing too much. Believe it or not I have heard this. Parents complain because …

My kid practices too much. My child practices too little. Read more »

I’ve been teaching the Yamaha method since the 1970s, and it’s had many makeovers since I started.  Here is a brief history of the Yamaha method, and glimpse of what it used to be like to teach back then. It’s …

E-D-C Really? A Brief History of the Yamaha Method Read more »