Amaryllis, a love story
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, …
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My kid practices too much. My child practices too little.
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 …
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Ohhh….. that song always makes me cry
Ohhh, That song always makes me cry. Music is a very deep part of our existence. It is actually found in the deepest, oldest part of our brain. In every culture there is music that lets us express …
E-D-C Really? A Brief History of the Yamaha Method
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 …
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I just stumbled onto the rest of my life – Ms. Lois Jensen
Music Teacher Wanted, Call Mr. Carnaghi That was the ad in the Los Angeles Times I answered in 1969. I’d just graduated from college in June and had headed to LA to be a singer. Instead, I was working in …
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