I have an amazing opportunity to interview an expert in the piano market from Fields Pianos for my next interview.
Fields Pianos has been one of the biggest piano showrooms in Orange County for over six decades now and recently accepted Steinway and Sons' invitation to become a factory-authorized Steinway Piano Gallery. I'll be interviewing Esther Chun and asking her questions about the different brands of pianos, how to buy a piano, and other tips on choosing a piano. I forgot to ask her how long she's worked at Fields Pianos, but I know at least for 14 years because my family bought our first grand piano from her 14 years ago! Let me know in the comments section if you have any specific questions about buying a piano you'd like to have answered. Also, don't forget to come join us and like our studio's facebook page!
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My interview with Dr Kolar turned into a five-part series of video posts because we talked for almost TWO hours; an incredible amount of invaluable information for parents and teachers. Well, I've compiled the links and topics talked about for all five parts here for easy access.
Click on the interviews for the video and a more detailed list of topics discussed. Listening to Horowitz Live and the Importance of Attending Concerts - with Dr. J. Mitzi Kolar2/12/2013
This is the fifth and FINAL part of my interview with Dr. J. Mitzi Kolar! Whew! It's been a journey for sure. Some of the topics we covered in this segment is listed below. I noticed the background music for this part got a bit distracting, so for better audio quality, you can listen to just the audio with the audio player or download the audio file. In Part 1 we talked about the development of the piano pedagogy field and Dr. Kolar gave some some inside look at the thought process that goes into writing a piano method book. In Part 2 we discussed pedagogical issues in teaching Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin's music. Part 3 talks about difficulties about Rachmaninoff and Kabalevsky's pieces along with different ways to teach rubato, a secret to concert pianist's playing, and why method books include lyrics in their pieces. Part 4 is about how piano students have changed, misconceptions about piano lessons and teachers, and Dr. Kolar's favorite books on repertoire and teaching. Dr. Kolar also called me after the interview to tell me that she had said Angela Chang instead of Angela Hewitt in this last part of the interview :) Here are some of the topics we covered in the final part of the interview:
Have your own most memorable concert experience? Favorite CD's and pianist? Share it in the comments! Dr. Kolar's CD Recommendations: By the way, these are affiliate links to Amazon so I'd probably get a few cents if you purchase using these links. If you care then feel free to search for these yourself on Amazon :), if you don't care, I appreciate it! :)
This is Part 4 of my interview with Dr. J. Mitzi Kolar, some of the topics we covered in this segment is listed below. For better audio quality, you can listen to just the audio with the audio player or download the audio file. In Part 1 we talked about the development of the piano pedagogy field and Dr. Kolar gave some some inside look at the thought process that goes into writing a piano method book. In Part 2 we discussed pedagogical issues in teaching Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin's music. Part 3 talks about difficulties about Rachmaninoff and Kabalevsky's pieces along with different ways to teach rubato, a secret to concert pianist's playing, and why method books include lyrics in their pieces. Sorry for the blurry video again... Here are some of the topics we covered in the fourth part of the interview:
Like this interview? Learned something? Let us know in the comments! Piano Repertoire Guide Resource Recommendations:Piano Teaching Resource Recommendations: By the way, these are affiliate links to Amazon so I'd probably get a few cents if you purchase using these links. If you care then feel free to search for these yourself on Amazon :), if you don't care, I appreciate it! :)
This is Part 3 of my interview with Dr. J. Mitzi Kolar, some of the topics we covered in this segment is listed below. If you want better audio or just the audio, I uploaded a better sound quality audio file also. In Part 1 we talked about the development of the piano pedagogy field and Dr. Kolar gave some some inside look at the thought process that goes into writing a piano method book. In Part 2 we discussed pedagogical issues in teaching Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin's music. Again, sorry for the blurry video, I didn't realize the camera wasn't focused when we started the recording! So actually...parts 2-5 are all going to be like this. Here are some of the topics we covered in the third part of the interview:
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