Ian Ruhfass a pianist living in Los Angeles, CA. He is also a piano tutor, and the owner/editor of a popular website for pianists all around the world.
Here’s Ian’s story…
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Your Story: Simon Reich
Simon Reich is a pianist and award-winning composer from Victoria, Australia. He has written several articles published here on the Pianodao site.
Simon’ latest post tells of how he has, in later life, turned to music as a full-time professional, and his experiences training as a media composer. As well as giving a special insight into his own personal journey, the post will be an encouragement to all considering a career in music.
Your Story: Heather Hammond
Heather Hammond is a piano teacher and the composer of the Cool Piano, Funky Flute, Cool Clarinet & Super Sax books (all published by Kevin Mayhew Ltd), and will be known to many readers for the Get Set! Piano series (Harper Collins) and award-winning Intermediate Pianist series (Faber Music), both co-authored with Karen Marshall. She also has a number of books published by Elena Cobb (EVC Music Publications Ltd).
Heather’s pieces frequently appear in exam syllabuses, and she wrote the three current pre-Grade 1 London College of Music handbooks. She is currently working on pieces for the new LCM electronic keyboard and flute syllabuses.
Here’s her story…
Your Story: William Minter
William Minter is a teacher and composer living in Connecticut. He is the author of Journeys, a piano series for intermediate learners.
Here, William reflects on his piano journey, and sets out the many motivations which have kept him engaged in playing …
Your Stories: Debjani Sengupta
I am the music teacher at The Cambridge School, Calcutta, India.
I am a pianist. Here’s my story…
Your Story: Neil Nguyen
I’m a piano tutor, living in an overcrowded city with over 8 million people: Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, a developing country in Southeast Asia.
Piano learning is a kind of luxury thing in Vietnam. You will discover why as you read my story …
Your Story: Yukie Smith
Yukie Smith is from Yokohama, Japan. She now lives in the UK, where she performs, accompanies and teaches piano using her own multi-sensory learning technique.
She’s the author of a piano duet arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (abridged version); and a full version of a violin & piano arrangement of Piazzolla’s Le Grand Tango.
Here’s her story …
Your Story: Christopher Norton
New Zealand-born, now Canadian-based composer and pianist Christopher Norton is known the world over for his best-selling educational music, including the Microjazz, Connections and Preludes series.
Here he reveals how he discovered music in his youth …
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Your Story: Andy Quin
“I have had the great joy and fortune to spend a lifetime writing, recording and performing music…”
So writes the hugely successful composer and pianist Andy Quin, who tells his Story here…
Your Story: Garreth Brooke
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Garreth was born in Hereford, UK, moved to Wales as a child, before going on to study music at the University of Oxford. He now teaches piano to a full studio of international students in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and releases original music for solo piano on 1631 Recordings using the pen-name Garreth Broke. His writing about suicide prevention has been published on Huffington Post UK.
Here’s his story …
Your Story: David Greenslade
David Greenslade is a piano teacher, church musician, adjudicator and conservatory examiner in Southern Ontario Canada.
Here’s his story …
Your Story: Swan Kiezebrink
Swan Kiezebrink is a Suzuki and traditional piano, voice and theory teacher in BC, Canada. Here she shares her piano story …
Your Stories: Paul Harris
Paul Harris is one of the world’s most respected music educationalists. His compositions have delighted players and audiences around the world, and he has over 500 publications to his name. Paul is in great demand as a workshop and seminar leader in the UK, USA and the Far East.
Here he shares the story of how he discovered the piano as a child …
Your Stories: June Armstrong
June Armstrong is a piano teacher and composer of educational piano music which focusses on the promotion of technical development whilst engaging the imagination and encouraging the exploration of interpretation. She lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Here’s her story…
Your Stories: Ieva Dubova
Ieva Dubova is a classical pianist currently studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. She tells her story…
Your Stories: Peter Byrom-Smith
Composer Peter Byrom-Smith reflects on his piano journey …
Your Story: Paula Dreyer
Paula is a piano teacher, performer and accompanist in San Francisco, California. She is the composer of “Little Gems for Piano: Rote Pieces that Motivate and Captivate.”
Here is her story…
Your Story: Shane Mickelsen
Hi, I’m Shane Mickelsen! I find joy in composing, conducting, and teaching. Here’s my story…
Your Story: Rachel Rowles
I live in Devon and teach piano alongside a career in the NHS. I am currently a student on the Piano Teachers’ Course UK, so have been reflecting a lot on my piano journey this far, and on what comes next! Here’s my story…
Your Story: Sarah Buckley
I’m Sarah Buckley. I’m from Toronto, Canada. I teach piano and I mentor musician entrepreneurs in personal and professional development. Here’s my story…
