Tag: Advent calendar
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Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist day #20: Too much attention
As a pianist in a ballet class, being ignored feels awkward—but too much attention is even worse. -
Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist day #15: Tempo
One way or another, tempo is at the heart of most of the anxieties in this advent calendar. Playing for ballet is like driving on a ... -
Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist day #8: The dreaded slow mazurka pirouette
The moment I see a teacher marking a pirouette that has a massive, sweeping balancé in it, I know there’s trouble ahead. Like the dreaded 2/4 sissonne of ... -
Black Friday – Christmas Carols for Class, Free Download (all 26 tracks)
For last year’s Advent Calendar, I did 26 sketches of Christmas Carols for class. I’d love to make the album properly one day, but in the ...