Piano Maestro Star Student, Harper Shoemaker!
Sunday, November 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to Piano Maestro Star Student, Harper Shoemaker, for the week of 12 November!
Harper practiced 0.11 hours in 1 session. She played 5 songs a total of 6 times.
Her most played song (2 times) was Vivaldi's Spring - Simplified Elementary
Way to go Harper!
Composer of the Week: J. S. Bach
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Johann Sebastian Bach ("YOH-han seh-BAST-chen BOCK")
- Born in Germany, 1685
- Died in 1750 at age 65
- Baroque Period
Compositions Include:
- Goldberg Variations
- Brandenburg Concertos
- Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
- Well-Tempered Clavier Volumes I and II
Other Details:
- Worked as a church musician and organist
- Had 20 children, many of whom were also musicians
- at age 20, walked about 250 miles to meet and hear Dietrich Buxtehude in concert
- often wrote out other people's music
Victor Borge as Franz Liszt
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Just came across this video from 1960 with Mike Wallace interviewing Franz Liszt. Of course the quality is not what we're used to now in this digital age, but it is still funny. Franz Liszt is played by the inimitable Victor Borge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bWeSr04Wzs&ab_channel=Astrolux777
