Last year, Jonathan Flowers presented to MLMTA a program on mindfulness, which was full of information about how to bring it to our piano studios. I was so pleased to revisit this topic with him, as well as chat about other things like:Th

Dr. Patricia Powell, Pedagogy Guru

Jan 31st, 2019 41m 17s

What a fantastic time I had chatting with Dr. Patricia Powell about pedagogy, her life as a college professor, and more! Dr. Powell has served as the guru of countless teachers and players, myself included. She can most often be found at Wes

Deborah Rodgers Discusses Composition Camp

Apr 28th, 2018 45m 45s

Deborah Rodgers, our former PMTA President, is super-organized and creative. It was a delight to visit her home teaching studio! We discussed composition with students, the summer camp she runs every year, different “genres” of music, and m

Igor Resnianski on Sound and Time

Apr 1st, 2018 15m 37s

I caught up with Igor Resnianski in his office at West Chester University to speak a little further about Sound and Time, a program which he presented to MLMTA on January 9, 2018. From the program’s notes: “Learning the notes is only half th

Elaine Friedlander’s Multi-Teacher, Mixed-Suzuki Studio

Mar 23rd, 2018 59m 56s

Elaine Friedlander is a super-smart piano teacher based in West Chester, PA. She runs a studio with two teaching assistants who work for her, and they all work in the Suzuki method, but not exclusively! I was very curious to pull back the cu

Dr. Richard Veleta Talks Intermediate Repertoire

Jan 20th, 2018 56m 1s

What a treat, for my first interview, to spend time with the incomparable Dr. Richard Veleta, my own former piano teacher! Dr. Veleta welcomed me into his home studio, where we sat at the piano and chatted about intermediate repertoire. He

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