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Women Composers Celebrated in Classical Piano Recital
AmateurPianists organized a recital featuring piano works by all women composers during Women's History Month. Amateur performers share what they learned. Joanna M. Eng, Contributing Editor The full...
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Putting the Piano at the Center of My Life
Twenty-something Priscilla Rodgers felt like a failure until she decided to reclaim her passion by enrolling in piano lessons, while pursuing a new career.
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Amateurs and Professionals Perform Together in New York
A concert in New York City will showcase a mix of amateur and professional pianists and singers who all have one thing in common: their passion for music.
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My Clacking Shoe
While performing Debussy at a recital, this adult piano student faced performance anxiety, her foot shaking on the pedal and making an embarrassing noise.
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Fitting Serious Practice Time into a Busy Life
Get piano practice tips from an award-winning amateur pianist who balances a full-time business career with high-level performances, including concertos.
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Back to Piano Practice—Now with a Piano
After two years of piano practice without owning a piano, Joanna Eng gets a piano in her new home, but the time and motivation to play don’t come so easily.
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Picking Up a Beethoven Sonata After 50 Years
Starting up piano lessons again in retirement, this student dives right back into a Beethoven sonata and learns the benefits of studying music as an adult.
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Bach Invention in B-flat Major Played by Michael Brazile
Amateur pianist Michael Brazile plays the Bach Invention No. 14 in B-flat Major in this original video, and shares how he approaches tempo and repetition in the two-part invention.
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Piano Practice Diary of a New Parent
A new parent discovers unexpected ways to practice the piano and work on her musicality alongside the demands of caring for the tiniest member of the family.
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Aria from the Bach Goldberg Variations Played by Michael Brazile
Amateur pianist Michael Brazile plays the Aria from the Bach Goldberg Variations in this original video, and offers advice on how to handle the tempo and repeats.
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