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Pian-no: The Tremor Sessions
Greetings to all new listeners! And to those of you returning: a sincere thank you for waiting so patiently. This is my return to piano podcasting, a…
14 hours ago
The Last Post: A Piano Cover for Fallen Heroes
Today's piano podcast is, in timely fashion, an homage to the fallen heroes who gave their lives so that we may have ours. I will be talking briefly …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Today’s Piano Stars: No.1 Jesse Brown
This podcast episode commences a new series, on contemporary pianists that I consider the absolute best currently recording. And, we had to start wit…
11 months ago
Pop Songs, Piano Heart: Why Imperfect Takes Make Perfect Music
Okay, I admit: shameless plug for my latest album 'Cutting Room Floor: One Take Solo Piano' which released this week. But, I also felt it an opportun…
11 months, 1 week ago
Three Personal Benefits of Learning to Play Piano
Initially this show was planned to showcase the many physical and mental gains we may experience, on deciding to study the instrument. However, I soo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Chords That Should Not Work: Pop's Harmonic Rule Breakers
Following on from last week’s episode, I had in my mind the idea of discussing unusual chord progressions in pop music: modern pioneers that pushed t…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Altered States, Inspired Sounds: Drugs and Creativity in Music
An unlikely combination of random events hit me over the past fortnight, enough to fashion a piano podcast out of them - and apologies for the brief …
1 year ago
Playing Piano from Memory: The Secret to Lasting Music
An interesting juxtaposition this week: the recall of a duo of Haydn pieces I hadn't played for 32 years; and the simultaneous inability to remember …
1 year, 1 month ago
When Voices Become Keys: The Art of Piano Transcription
A good deal of my time this week was spent messing around with a choral work by Sir Edward Elgar. It is a beautiful, delicate setting of the Eucharis…
1 year, 1 month ago
Music's Most Addictive Device: The Ostinato
Following on neatly from last week’s discussion around musical motifs, let’s explore the related, but subtly different world, of the ostinato. What e…
1 year, 1 month ago