How did you know, Mr. Einstein?!
Physics is by far my dad's greatest passion. Ever since I remember he has been fascinated by the universe and various theories about its...
Search
Give me a deadline!
The other day, a friend asked me to write a post about efficiency, especially regarding to piano practice. Why she thought I was the...
Handshake with pop culture
A few days ago, I had a nice chat with Aleksander Debicz, a pianist I met several years ago at the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg....
Piano playing: science vs. psychology, Part 2
A few posts ago, I introduced you to the first part of my project about the human brain and its reaction to music. Today, I’d like us to...
'Honor your intuition'
Today, I'd like us to come back to the topic which I started in the 'Greek tragedy with a piano' post - what options young musicians have...
Stress, Trick No. 3
Today, I'm going to take up a very difficult subject of a thinking pattern which is hugely responsible for all kinds of stress. We learn...
Piano playing: science vs. psychology, Part 1
Ever since I started this blog I've felt that it would be a good idea to share with you a few chapters from a project I wrote a little...
Stress, Trick No. 2
In my last post, I wrote about various emotions covered by the term 'stress' and their positive and negative effects. I focused...
Stress, Trick No. 1
These days we hear about it all the time. But I think the subject of stress in a musician's life specifically is worth bringing up. Both...
Greek tragedy with a piano?
No other topic causes as many controversies among musicians as competitions. Almost every pianist I know has his or her opinion on this...