Summer … thoughts on practicing

Hope everyone has been enjoying their summer– it’s has been a great summer but busy so not as much time to focus on blog writing but I wanted to finish up my summer practicing struggle series so here’s the blog — podcast will be up by Friday Soo you’ve decided — i’m not working or […]

“The message is the same but the medium is changing”

In recent weeks, we’ve all seen articles about that sheet music store closing in New York and how classical and jazz music is at an all time low. At the same time though, music in general is at an all time high – more and more youth are taking music lessons and it’s a wonderful […]

Lest We Forget

Today, we celebrate Remembrance Day and I got thinking! What would have been like for musicians under Hitler? Did they control music like everything else? I remember learning in music history that Richard Strauss that although he was first director of the Propaganda Ministry’s music division, he did so because he was afraid of Hitler […]

Hi everyone, I hope that everyone is having a great February, I know I am. I’m enjoying life and music especially know that I am done school. It is so nice not to rush around to get everything done. It gives me the time to focus on what I want to do i.e. composing. I am […]

Back to Work – Jan 5th

Pardalis Music Studio reopens from the xmas break on Jan 5th 🙂 We’re excited that the position has been filled for an assistant! 2013 will be an exciting year 🙂

Dealing with busy teenagers who can’t find time to practice!

Several of my advance students are now in Gr. 11and 12 in high schooland they are stressing out because they don’t have the time practice properly. It is really quite crazy how much homework teachers are giving their students. My students (who have A averages so it’s not like they’re bad students or anything) are […]

My hate/love relationship with the Metronome

Hate or Love?     First of all, I hate my metronome; I’ve had the same “stupid” machine since I was six years old. Why am I writing on the importance of using a Metronome – boring you say??? Well, my students arghh  lol– this week has been that of rhythm work on all of […]