The New Yorker published this article about early Facebook employee and serious amateur violinist Eric Sun, whose life was cut dreadfully short by brain cancer. Knowing that his time was short, he devoted himself more than ever to his music. A Tech Pioneer’s Final, Unexpected Act _ The New Yorker
No, not that insane Brahms broken chord accompaniment. The brain of various musicians. Enjoy.
This is *not* about playing the piano. But it is about creating music, and artistic dedication to a beautiful idea. The Wintergatan Marble Machine.
Here are some practice tips from one of my favorite teachers, Polly van der Linde (who runs the Sonata and Sonatina piano camps for adults and kids in Bennington Vermont). These are winners, precisely because they engage deep processing of the sort that cognitive scientists have been showing in recent decades is so important for […]
Sort of a “Netflix for classical music” (but a lot more expensive: medici.tv. Subscriptions from $120 – $190 / year (as of today). They claim to offer over 100 live events per year, and the catalogue of viewable videos is currently over 1600.
Tagged performance, performers, videoKahneman and Tversky, in their many studies of cognitive biases, discovered the “peak-end rule”: our emotional memories off experiences are disproportionately affected by the end of the experience. For example, they had subjects submerge their hands in painfully cold water for 30 seconds, then another time but with an additional 15 seconds added, but at […]
Tagged blogs, practice, psychologyJust discovered this site — seems to have a wealth of useful advice and wisdom. Primary focus on helping musicians deal with performance anxiety, and also on more effective practice. But lots of other areas of advice as well. The Bulletproof Musician Posted with Blogsy
A nice article on the advantages of mindful (deliberate) practice. Posted with Blogsy
A plausible argument (with some research, though mostly not about music practice) for using random rather than blocked (massed) practice. “Why the Progress You Make in the Practice Room Seems to Disappear Overnight.” Posted with Blogsy
Wow. The cleverness (and programming patience) of folks amazes me.