Always have a positive musical intent
Philip Hii has been putting up a series of posts about speed and fluidity on his "Art of Virtuosity" blog recently. They're a...
January 21, 2011
listening
You have to REALLY listen
"Concerts undoubtedly have great value in developing the student technically and mentally; but too often they have a directly contrary ...
January 14, 2011
practicing
Louis Drouët: On the Method of Finishing a Piece
Some food for thought today culled from Louis Drouët's 1830 method for playing the flute. I left the pre-Victorian ESL wording alone, be...
January 7, 2011
interpretation
What is expression?
Breaking rules for the sake of breaking rules isn’t usually art; it’s just anarchy. And following rules for the sake of following rules is j...
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