Beware the Pot-Bellied Monster
Learn how to shape the three-layered texture in piano playing. Discover practical tips for balancing melody, harmony and bass with clarity and control.
The Dance of the Dampers
The subtleties of the right pedal are extremely hard to pin down. I can show a student what I am doing with my hands, fingers and arm to produce a…
The Baroque Urtext Score – Dynamics (2)
I would like to suggest some guidelines for using dynamics in the music of Bach (and others) at the piano. The only absolute rule, in my book, is to play expressively!…