Links Of Interest Book What Every pianist Needs to Know About the Body, by Thomas Mark william westney is a distinguished teacher of piano, who has developed an http://www.muellerpianostudio.com/links.htm
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Misc U Your Piano, 1994, 52, Robert A. Duke, william westney What will you findin Carol Montparker s A pianist s Landscape? Music Reading, 1999, 10-1 http://www.keyboardcompanion.com/Indexes/Misc.html
Extractions: Miscellaneous Department Issue Authors Have you tried teaching with all the plugs pulled? Repertoire Martha Appleby Can you give me a simple explanation of equal temperament? Lou Tasciotti As a composer, what are your guidelines when writing music for early-level students? Repertoire John Robert Poe, Robert Vandall, Dennis Alexander How do you encourage a student's involvement in the mood of music? Motivation Joyce Cameron What are your guidelines when selecting early-level music for publication? Repertoire Mary Elizabeth Clark, Gayle Kowalchyk, Carole Flatau, Barbara Kreader, Beverly McGahey How would you describe a good piano teacher? T/S/P 93 teachers, parents, and students How do you ensure musical experiences in early-level lessons? Motivation Dennis Plies, Bruce Berr, Richard Chronister What role should competitive activities play in a piano student's development? T/S/P Mark Hansen, Brenda Conroy, Paul C. Pollei, Parents and students How does the music industry work together to perpetuate the acoustic piano?
Kevin Purrone: Previous Concerts New Music Today; Kevin Purrone guest composer and pianist; music of Jeffrey Hooverand Kevin Lubbock, Texas; with william westney, piano; July 12, 1994. http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kevinp/Kevin_Previous_con.html
Extractions: It's not complete, but will give you some idea what I've been up to. Last updated 6-9-2004 San Francisco Silent Film Festival; "The Goddess;" Solo piano silent film score, composed and performed by Kevin Purrone; Castro Theater, San Francisco, July 11, 2004. Seattle Film Festival; "The Goddess," Solo piano silent film score, composed and performed by Kevin Purrone; Egyptian Theater, May 29, 2004. "Dance Dance Dance 2001" Kevin Purrone, guest pianist, University Dance Department Concert; music of Chopin, Ball State University, April 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2001. "Seven Chances;" Solo piano silent film score, composed and performed by Kevin Purrone, as part of the University Film Series, Ball State University, 9-25-01. San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Kevin Purrone, piano; film score to "Peach Girl," a rarely screened classic from the Lianhu Film Company, on of the most successful studios in 1930s Shanghai; Castro Theater, San Francisco, July 2000. "2000 Years in 75 Minutes: A tour of musical time-The first 20 centuries;" Kevin Purrone, piano with guest artists and dancers; music of Euripides, Anonymous, Gesualdo, J.S. Bach, Pergolesi, Hoffmeister, Beethoven, Bottesini, Scriabin, Stravinski and Bill Evans; Ball State University, February 15, 2000.
Wamu.org The Kojo Nnamdi Show william westney, concert pianist and Distinguished Professor of Music, Texas TechUniversity; also author The Perfect Wrong Note Learning to Trust Your http://www.wamu.org/programs/kn/04/07/14.php
Polish Music Journal 5.2.02 - Herter: Stojowski - Bibliography Unsigned press clipping Polish pianist Greets Old Pupils after Concert at Albany westney, william. Program Notes for Stojowski s Piano Concerto in http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/PMJ/issue/5.2.02/stojowskibbl.html
Extractions: Vol. 5, No. 2 , Winter ISSN Adrianowska, Kazimiera A. "Zygmunt Stojowski." Bia³y Orze³ 6 (June 1944): 6-7. Aldrich, Richard. Concert Life in New York . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1941. Anon. "Chwila Bie¿±ca" [The Current Moment]. Biesiada Literacka no. 43 (October 25, 1901): 334. Anon. "A New Cultural Endeavor, Polish Institute of Arts and Letters Formally Opened at the Roerich Museum in New York." Poland America 13 no. 5 (May 1932): 219. Anon. Interview with Stojowski from El Comerico, Lima: August 1934, in Stojowski Students' Bulletin (February 1935): 1, 4, Zygmunt and Louisa Stojowski Collection [hereafter: ZLSC]. Anon. "Z listów do 'Bluszczu'" [From Letters to 'Ivy']. Bluszcz no. 49 (November 24, 1902): 585. Anon. "Polska w Ameryce" (Poland in America). ¦wiat no. 3 (January 17, 1920): 8. Anon. "A Priceless Fan." International Music and Drama (January 21, 1915): 8-9. Anon. "Program Notes for 'Rapsodie symphonique, Op. 23.'" London Symphony Orchestra (June 7, 1908), ZLSC. Anon. "Program Notes for 'Rapsodie symphonique, Op. 23.'" San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (August 26, 1930), ZLSC.
Arsis Press: Music By Women Composers Kaleidoscopic Changes is edited by pianist Rosemary Platt, A Liszt Fantasiefor piano was written in 1984 and dedicated to william F. westney. http://www.instantweb.com/a/arsispress/Keyboard.html
Extractions: The composer writes: " Etude grew out of a conversation I had with a colleague. We were contemplating what it is about some pieces of music that makes them feel like they are floating on air, and what it is about some other pieces that makes them seem to be so close to the earth. Although there are many other elements at work, one important element seemed to be the nature of the rhythmic resolution. It is the treatment of rhythm that I chose to explore in this piece. The form is ABA, where each A section is mostly floating and the B section is mostly not."
Texas Tech Turns 75 - A Diamond On The Plains Clarinet Concerto seem like his own, and lending the stage a Carnegie Hallfeel as pianist william westney played Liszts Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8. http://www.redraiders.com/techs75th/
Extractions: A-J Entertainment Editor A-J PHOTO: Ann Reece talks with former Governer Ann Richards Friday during the Texas Tech 75th Anniversary Gala reception at the Texas Tech Museum. Texas Tech Health Science Center President Dr. Smith. (A-J Photo / Brad Farris) Billed as a concert titled "Celebrate," the program also boasted an ongoing tale revolving around a despondent Tech mascot, a tuxedo-clad Raider Red. Happily for Raider Red, the finale found Tech Chancellor John Montford announcing from center stage that the initial $162 million of his $300 million Horizon Campaign for Tech already has been raised. Montford also pulled a few rabbits out of his figurative hat, making sure that the show - and financial figures - were heard in person by Texas Speaker of the House Pete Laney and former Texas governors Preston Smith, Dolph Briscoe, Mark White and Ann Richards. Co-hosts Ann Sanders Oliver and G.W. Bailey earned a plethora of laughs, though it was difficult to determine how much was scripted by Norman A. Bert and how many ad libs were hilariously tossed in by Bailey.
Piano Lessons In Victoria BC, Piano Teacher - By VicStart Class presented by william westney, the author of The Perfect Wrong Note . Piano instructor and pianist, Anna Höstman, has a Master s Degree in http://www.vicstart.com/musiclessons/piano/piano.htm
Extractions: Music Lessons in Victoria Patricia (Trish) Loy Privately Yes, district Esquimalt (near Saxe Point Park) and surrounding areas Music School Phone home (250) 381-5574 Email About Patricia Loy I began teaching in Edmonton and for the past 11 years have been an independent studio piano teacher here in Victoria. Over the years I have taken a variety of pedagogy classes, attended many seminars, and subscribe to a variety of music magazines, all in an effort to constantly upgrade my skills and remain up-to-date.
Manifesto Arts After one of his celebrated UnMaster Classes, pianist william westney recentlygave a concert at the UCSC Recital Hall. Dressed elegantly and comfortably http://manifestonews.org/Morgue/2003/March/Arts/classical.html
Books The Perfect Wrong Note Learning to Trust Your Musical Self, by william westney WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS This book, written by a pianist for other http://www.weeksmusic.com/wkbooks2.htm
Extractions: LISTED BELOW ARE some current recommendations, some classics, some recently published. In coming weeks, I hope to add my reviews of these and other books of note to this page. Come back soon and often! The Technique of Piano Playing , by Jozsef Gat With Your Own Two Hands , by Seymour Bernstein Just Being at the Piano , by Mildred Portney Chase The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self , by William Westney The Third Ear , by Joachim-Ernst Berendt Listening Out Loud , by Elizabeth Swados The True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments , by C.P.E. Bach Piano Technique , by Walter Gieseking and Karl Leimerh American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950 , by Alec Wilder Reading Lyrics , by Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimball WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS “This book, written by a pianist for other pianists, is just as interesting and instructive for any other musician, particularly from the point of view of its psychological and human values."
Faculty At The Adamant Music School South African pianist Franklin Larey started his piano studies with Gideon studied with william westney and received the Eva Browning Piano Scholarship. http://www.adamant.org/faculty.htm
Extractions: Gwen has twice been president of the Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators' Association, and has served as an adjudicator from coast to coast in Canada, and in the U.S. She has judged competitions including Seattle Young Artists, Spokane Festival of the Arts, International Young Keyboard Artists, M.T.N.A. (USA), the Eckhardt-Grammatte and Contemporary Showcase. Gwen received the Special Teacher award from the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association in 1991. In 2003 she was given an Honorary Licentiate by the National Conservatory. She was a faculty member at the Banff Centre in the Canadian Rockies, where she helped form, and taught, the Gifted Youth program. She has also spent summers teaching, performing, and giving lecture recitals throughout Canada, including the Courtenay Youth Music Centre on Vancouver Island, Laurentian University in Sudbury, and Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
Always On Sunday Schedule 17. CiCi Chieh Chang began her studies at the age of four with her mother, the renownedChinese pianist, Shan Shan Chu. william westney, Oct. 31. http://www.winthrop.edu//news/releases/archivereleases/fall1999/always.htm
Extractions: July 27, 1999 Here is the schedule: * Natalia da Roza, Sept. 5 Natalia da Roza serves as professor of music and head of the piano area at Georgia State University. She holds a bachelor of science degree in music education from Nazareth College, a master of music degree in performance from Holy Names College and a doctor of musical arts degree in performance from North Texas State University. She has given recitals throughout the United States, Spain and the Far East and is in demand as a lecturer and adjudicator. Da Roza maintains an active private studio of outstanding pre-college students. **Canceled as of September 1st** * Emile Blondel, Sept. 19
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Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association - State Conference The other headliner of the conference was pianist william westney, who gave twoworkshops The Perfect Wrong Note and his trademark UNMaster Class . http://www.pamusicteachers.org/state/index.html
Extractions: 2005 State Conference Eastman Faculty and Randall Faber at Penn State for "Collaborations: Plays Well With Others" November 11-13, 2005 Conference Artists Conference Clinicians Workshops Call for Performers ... Registration Form New this year: Pay your conference registration fees through PayPal! (login and send money to desalvnj@westminster.edu) 2005 Conference Artists Kathryn Cowdrick, soprano Robert Swenson, tenor Jean Barr, piano Concert: Friday, November 11, 2005, 8 pm Collaborative Master Class: Saturday, November 12, 9-11 am Vocal Workshop with Ms. Cowdrick and Mr. Swensen, Saturday, 11 am The Art of the Accompanist with Jean Barr, Saturday, 11 am Kathryn Cowdrick is trained as a speech therapist and educator of the deaf, and began her operatic career when she was awarded an Adler Fellowship with the San Francisco Opera. Before that, she received her bachelor of education degree, summa cum laude, from Pennsylvania State University, her master's degree, cum laude, from Columbia University Teacher's College, and attended the Professional Studies Program, American Opera Center, at The Juilliard School.
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Forums > Memorising Or Sight-reading? Who on earth is william westney anyway, apart from someone who s no good at A pianist at the very top of the profession will actually TRANSPOSE and http://forums.abrsm.org/lofiversion/index.php/t7389.html
Extractions: Help Search Member List Calendar Full Version: Memorising Or Sight-reading? Forums ABRSM Students Mountain Jun 15 2005, 01:00 PM I memorise. But I absolutely hate it becasue it takes me forever to play a new piece. My teacher thinks its better to sight-read, but what do you lot think? Gae Jun 15 2005, 01:32 PM There's no "one" answer to this. It all depends on your reading ability, the difficulty of the music and also its tempo. Generally speaking, fast pieces usually need to be played from memory.
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Extractions: You'll probably feel very vulnerable showing your video to the group - but don't worry - everyone worries about it, and everyone feels the same, and everyone agrees afterwards (or we all did on our course!) that it was a very worthwhile experience. It's a bit weird watching yourself - "do I really say that? That's the 15th time I've said "do you know what I mean?"! Gosh doesn't my hair look awful!!!! "
James Giles: News This debut recital in France by the American pianist James Giles offered, Lori Sims, Michael Lewin, Douglas Humpherys, william westney, Joseph Banowetz, http://www.jamesgiles.net/news.htm
Extractions: Recent Reviews Upcoming Albany Records release Spring 2004 Program 2003 Press Release ... Order CD Paris Review Paris . Salle Cortot. 19-V-2004. Nicolai Medtner From Forgotten Melodies Op.38 (1922) - Canzona Seranata - Danza festiva Franz Schubert Drei Klavierstucke D.946 (1828): Allegro assai - Allegretto - Allegro. Ned Rorem (ne en 1923). Recalling (Premiere mondiale): Remembering Lake Michigan - The Wind Remains (Remembering Paul Bowles) - Remembering Tomorrow Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales Franz Liszt Valse de l'opera Faust de Gounod (1861, transcription). James Giles, piano This debut recital in France by the American pianist James Giles offered, besides the obvious pleasure of discovering an artist, a program composed of widely varied works from Nicolai Medtner to Ned Rorem, without neglecting the more traditional repertoire with Schubert, Ravel and Liszt. It must be recognized that in this particular case we are speaking of a true revelation, due equally to the pianist's artistry and to his choice of program. Here was an authentic pianist, in the true sense of the word, a real musician exploiting the full range of his instrument, spanning a vast repertoire, without drawing unnecessary attention to himself. Here is a pianist who seems to blend with his instrument, really "working" it in the most concrete sense, with a measure of humility and great rigor. With James Giles, there are neither showy effects nor pathos, but extreme technique and concentration, virtually palpable, and a great power combined with intense control.
