Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Music played at the December 2012 session

Host: Kathleen
Mary Lou -- Rachmaninoff, Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
Mary Ann -- Mozart, 3rd Movement, Piano Trio in B Flat Major, K. 254
Christopher -- Christopher Norton, Celtic Lament
Jennifer -- Chopin, Prelude in A Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 17
Liz -- Massenet, Nocturne, Op. 10 No. 1; Ravel, Prelude 1913
Carol -- Mark Hayes arrangement, I Wonder as I Wander, from Well Tempered Christmas
Kathleen -- Piazzolla, Milonga del Angel
Sachie -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C# Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - 1st movement, "Moonlight Sonata"
Janice -- Bach, Two Part Invention #13 in A Minor 
David -- Chopin, Valse, Op. 64 No. 2
Christopher & David 4-Hands -- Fauré, Berceuse, Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Bulletproof Musician

Several members of the Ottawa Piano Group have found the http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/ site to be a useful resource.

The site, created by performance psychologist and Juilliard graduate Dr. Noa Kageyama, is packed with information that musicians -- both professional and amateur -- can use to help them improve their practice habits and performances.

You can also sign up for monthly email notifications of his new posts.