AI has so permeated our lives that even before I start to read an email, AI gives me a summary of its contents. And look what I got when I typed, “excuses for being too busy!” Effective, professional, and believable excuses for being super busy include stating you are “swamped,” “tied up in meetings,” or… Read More Help! I’m buried in work!
Saturday’s concert by organ students has come and gone and it was a learning experience for both students and teacher alike! What I mean is that there were unexpected bumps in the road, and at other times, some exquisite moments. What was so great was hearing the wide range of experience in organ playing, from… Read More Another learning experience!
”You mean, you would play your concert for only one or two people?” Indeed we would, and in fact, Jieun Kim Newland and I actually gave the Dueling Bach concert a total of five times (!) and luckily it has gotten easier each time. We did two run-throughs (in front of a few people) before… Read More Bach—the second time around
Yesterday was a first for me—playing two recitals in one day and prepping for one only an hour before! The morning started out leisurely, and I was able to indulge in my usual concert prep practice of studying the score away from the keyboard. I was especially paying attention to stop and manual changes in… Read More Two down, one to go
Superman was created in Cleveland! Getting to Cleveland was uneventful, after an unexpected tumble in a restaurant the night before when I reached over to retrieve my purse from across the table and fell into my grandson’s high chair. My first thought as I was falling was, “oh no! I have to play three concerts… Read More Welcome to Cleveland!