I have always been a firm believer that classical music has the ability to elicit powerful reactions beyond the notes we hear from the concert stage. Sure, we might hear a piece with a catchy tune, and we will be humming along all day, but I think classical music can do much more for us as a community. The other day in a faculty meeting, we were discussing why should one study the arts today, and a fellow colleague (and I loosely paraphrase) said rather eloquently and succinc

Check out my latest guest blog post for Pianist Magazine on the importance and value of Czerny exercises. Also, learn why I think they are so much more helpful in developing technique than Hanon exercises. Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed reading this post, please subscribe here to receive monthly email updates on my performing activities and blogs on lesser-known works and teaching.