I had a dream
Carrie Newcomer posted a question this morning. Here’s an attempt at a partial answer, strictly from my own perspective. Her question was (in part) “Are...
What's My Melodic Line?
Often when I’m deep into the first 38 of the Hanon exercises, I think of Peter Schickele. One of the more memorable cuts from Disk 1 of the 2 disk set “The...
Aliens Among Us?
Just about anyone in the Western world will see this image and know what it implies. The myth of Roswell and Area 51 is incredibly resistant to logic and...
Is Coding Writing?
Everywhere you turn these past few years, young (and not-so-young) people are being encouraged to “learn to code’. Is this helpful? If so, what is the aim?...
Thoughts on Hanon
About a year ago I started working my way through Hanon. I purchased the complete 2nd edition, the one with the Matisse on the cover, quite a few years ago....