Piano Collaborator’s Blog
This recording project needed a lot of practice for some very difficult rep, but was a lot of fun to record and play. HBD!Project's May/June compilation of composers features a huge cast of singers, none of whom I rehearsed with before recording the tracks, although let's just say Natalya and… [more...]
This is a message for Collaborative Piano Blog readers who signed up for the original email subscription via Feedburner before 2019. As of July 2021, Google will be sunsetting this service and it will no longer be available. If you would still like to receive Collaborative Piano Blog updates via email, I… [more...]
A few months ago, Amy Boyes interviewed me for the summer 2021 issue of ORMTA Notes Magazine (the interview is on page 12). Her questions got me reflecting on my current professional hats, balancing personal and career time, side hustles, and professional development opportunities. On channeling side projects into consistently profitable activities:Some of… [more...]
On Tuesday, June 22 at 6pm EDT I'll be hosting a breakout room for the arts and entertainment at the University of Rochester's Career Conversations: The Future of Work alumni industry night. This is an online event that is open to students and alumni from the University of Rochester and Eastman… [more...]
Now that our students' RCM exam results are starting to come in and we celebrate their achievements with them, let's be mindful of how we congratulate our students. There's a difference between praising our students for their identity as talented people and praising them for putting in the effort to… [more...]