Piano Album Recording Session #3 of 4
Another season, another recording session for my 2015 solo piano album. It was a pretty hot fall day, even though the summer was technically over. In our 1928 house, this meant that […]
Category: Music Reflections
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Recording for Upcoming Solo Piano Album
Two weekends ago we completed the second recording session for my 2015 solo piano album. It was smoother than our first session in January, mostly I think because I knew […]
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Traditional Wedding Music
This is my go-to list for traditional wedding music. When the couple asks for typical or classic wedding music but has no particular requests, I draw from the following list […]
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Making a Solo Piano Jazz Setlist
For my regular weekend gig I play about an hour of jazz standards (mostly) as background music at a restaurant while people eat dinner. After making setlists for weddings, Christmas […]
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Wedding Music
Some brides and grooms know exactly what wedding music they want to have played for their ceremony … and others are focused on the millions of other details that go […]
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Extracurricular Music at John Adams in Alexandria
The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and John Adams Elementary School are launching a program of music education inspired by el Sistema, which has enriched the lives of thousands of children […]
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Preparing a Solo for The Mother Church in Boston
When preparing to accompany Tessa’s solo at The Mother Church last week, organist Bryan Ashley was wonderfully open to the idea of combining organ and piano even though he’d never done […]
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Beginner Piano Lessons
I’ve been enjoying the new students I started teaching last month. This is the first time I’ve had brand new students with hardly any lesson experience, and they’re great! There’s […]
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Best Piano Brands
by Jay Frost It’d be much easier to know what the best piano brands are if you could simply trust a piano name to be consistent across its pianos, but […]
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Piano Character
by Jay Frost After spending many hours over several days looking for the right piano, I’ve had a chance to think a lot about piano character. Here is what I’ve […]