We got it right this time, friends, for buttery flaky pie crusts for chicken pot pie. I learned that working the dougball should be somewhere between wet and dry. It should be moist and "bouncy" neither wet nor dry. Watching this video takes me back to when my mother and her mother made noodles from scratch on Sundays in Ohio after church services. It's all about the love, isn't it, for mom's homecooked meals and grandma's hearty dishes (and raising chickens) that make lifetime memories? Now, it's time to watch another exciting episode of Hell's Kitchen. Got grit?

Man shall not live by music alone, but with savory egg dishes like fully loaded potato and broccoli quiche. Learn more by visiting Sally's Baking Addition Internet site. TIP NO. 1: slowly roll out the dough ball. TIP NO. 2. when there's no parchment paper in the pantry, try this. Foil wrap the bottom of a sauce pan lid for blind baking the dough. It fits perfectly in a glass 9 inch pie plate. Works like a charm. Happy New Year, dear friends!

Sheet music comes with this $88 Casio keyboard from Sweetwater. Need more help? Ask interested young children and start pressing buttons. "Little Brown Jug" is a song written in 1869 by Joseph Eastburn Winner, originally published in Philadelphia with the author listed as Winner's middle name "Eastburn". The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbred horses hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack in Delaware, Ohio. Wanna know more about this song? Go to Wikipedia.org.

When you hear a song you like and can recall, stop whatever you're doing (if possible), and go to your keyboard. Find the notes and start playing. This video shows you how to play that song within a short time, e.g. between 30 and 60 minutes. It will also help to write down the notes you PLAY in some fashion. Make a copy for your music journal. Thank you for watching.

This is music for elementary pianists arranged by Chrissy Ricker. It is available to download from SheetMusicPlus.com. The Funeral March by Chopin is the first song heard in this video arranged in A Minor. Antonin Dvorak's Finale from the "New World" symphony in E Minor is the second song. They are two of ten in the Spooky Classical Favorites collection. Thank you for watching.

Be inspired by great music composed by Lerner and Loewe this Halloween. Sheet music for this song is available at musicnotes.com. My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Note to music students: explore every avenue to master songs and stay motivated to learn new ones. Granted, it's the image, not this music that's spooky. Although, in some troubled relationships it may apply. Stay positive and keep practicing!

Halloween's origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was held on November 1 in contemporary calendars. It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits.

This is about writing sheet music for Christmas songs. The first song is We Wish you a Merry Christmas. Joy to the World is the second song. For inspiration, pre-recorded music from the Holiday Village device is added. Happy Holidays!

Now is the time to choose your holiday songs. For keyboard players of Casio, Yamaha and all makes & models of your choosing this is how. Start with "mini" size keyboards like the Casio SA-76 or regular size keyboards depending on your playing ability. Practice for eight weeks and record your progress in a journal. Be amazed and believe once and for all that practice makes permanent. Happy holidays 2022!

The bridge is a musical passage that connects two sections of a song. The example used in this video is Dance of the Reed-Flutes from the Nutcracker Ballet. Music by Roy Orbison is referenced for learning to play chords.  The majority of songs contain some combination of a verse, chorus, and a bridge, combined into an overall song structure. Source:  masterclass.com. The soundtrack heard in this video is Wheels by Audionautix from the YouTube Audio Library.

Follow these five steps for a successful dress rehearsal. In order from one to five: appearance - make it your best; 2) get a good night's sleep; 3) choose an appropriate background setting for a video; 4) check the audio before videotaping, and 5) PLAY - hit the right notes. An audience is optional, but highly recommended. Play for puppets or stuffed animals. Something.  Take your time viewing the results. Sign off before posting to social media. A star is born or is in the process. Enjoy the process. It should only get better over time. Congratulations to you!   The music in this video is composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) : Sonatina in F Major, Anh. 5 (I : Allegro assai) - From "Zwei Klaviersonatinen", Kinsky-Halm Anhang 5  Performed by Joel Cummins and free to use from the YouTube Audio Library. Song title: Sonatina No. 2 in F Major Allegro.

How much time do you have to learn a new song? Two weeks or months? Two years? If you are a beginner and want to reduce learning time consider E-Z Play Today published by Hal Leonard. If you recognize this composition by Peter Tchaikovsky, you're way ahead of the game already.  E-Z Play Today sheet music contains easy arrangements for melodies on the right hand and chords for the left hand. Written in C major, you'll be given a sightreading workout for Dance of the Reed-Flutes. Performed by orchestras all over the world this music is now at your fingertips and accessible for music students who want to play it. Within a day or one week, you'll amaze yourself with a little practice and anyone who hears you anywhere including your backyard. The neighbors are listening, trust me. The ballet debuted in 1892 in St. Petersburg, and Tchaikovsky's Suite of the eight most popular songs (like the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and the “Russian Dance”) quickly became a hit internationally. SOURCE: Britannica.com - December 24, 2014  What is the real story of The Nutcracker? The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King.

Not enough room in the kitchen? is there space nearby for a portable keyboard on a table against a wall?  Easy access to the keyboard will provide incentive to practice not just "walk on by" to do other things. Both old school students using sheet music and students with digital devices should be encouraged to increase practice time. Old school students should keep sheet music on the "music rest" that comes with the keyboard. Learn how to play standing up. Avoid hiding the sheet music from sight in a bench or a drawer. Increasing the keyboard's visibility should encourage you to "squeeze in some practice time". This portable keyboard should be able to be moved from room to room. Remember, variety is the spice of life. This could not apply more to music students dealing with rigid practice schedules and frequent requests to "play something!". Thanks for watching and listening.

How do you warm up? Do you have easy access to sheet music and a keyboard? A song in your head and heart will make finding them quickly a top priority. Even vocalists do warm-up exercises before launching into arias, popular music, jazz songs and musicals. Where there's a will, there's a way leading to mastery of your instrument. It may be owning more than one keyboard. Why did Beethoven write Ode to Joy? The “Ode to Joy” text that Ludwig Van Beethoven employed, and slightly modified, was written by the German poet, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, in the summer of 1785. It was a celebratory poem addressing the unity of all mankind.

Which movement is Ode to Joy? "Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and it introduces a few new sections.  What is the message of Ode to Joy? Schiller's meanings in "Ode to Joy" are simple: Joy is needed for life and motivation, it is heavenly in origin and is available to mankind through a loving God. The proof of His love is found not only in nature's motivation to create perpetually, but also in nature's good things, such as the fruit of the vine. Source: Liveabout.com. Thank you for watching.

Taste of Mexico with guitar backup, trumpet leading the melody and sheet music from the Classical Hits EZ Play songbook by Hal Leonard. Letter names inside each note. Just add a palm tree. We're dreaming about sand and surf within one day's drive for Thanksgiving. If you're making travel plans, remember to bring a keyboard or ANY musical instrument like an accordion to pick up the pace and liven things up. Thanks for watching.

Make a difference when playing popular songs with this method. With the sheet music in front of you, choose three chords. Count the number of times each chord appears on the page(s). For each of the three chords, look at the note(s) that appear in the right-hand melody  Make a mental note. Practice playing these three chords. Then, play the song using both hands. The connection between the notes in the melody and the chords is often overlooked by players. That's today's lesson. Thank you for watching and listening.

Hal Leonard makes it easy for students using the E-Z Play Today songbook for organs, pianos & electronic keyboards. Look for publication 330 - The Nutcracker Suite - 8 Cherished Selections from Tchaikovsky's Ballet. Play the melody and chords separately and then together. This episode features the March on page 3 only. Start here. The first song in the book is the overture on page 2. Each one of these songs is on one page only. You can do this. More advanced students may enjoy more advanced arrangements. Thanks for watching.

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"Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and it introduces a few new sections. Beethoven in this imposing work transcends the usual concept of this symphony as an abstract orchestral composition by adding a text (Schiller's “Ode to Joy”) with soloists, quartet, and chorus in the fourth movement. Ode to Joy is a song with a tempo of 144 BPM. It can also be used half-time at 72 BPM or double-time at 288 BPM.   The track runs 2 minutes and 30 seconds long with an A key and a major mode. It has low energy and is somewhat danceable with a time signature of 4 beats per bar. SOURCE: Songbpm.com. Listen on Amazon and Spotify. Thanks for watching.

Choose one day this month to play one song between one-to-two minutes on your keyboard. It should be recorded and/or uploaded to your YouTube channel or a different site if you are able. Do your best. It's done. Now unwind and enjoy the GLOW that follows accepting the results and believe you did your best. According to behavioral studies most people undervalue their efforts to get things done and what they do best. It's human nature. In the next video, twelve different ways to play ODE TO JOY will be proposed starting with a duet. Following the duet will be solo playing and ten ways to play Ode to Joy dealing with technique and style. Thank you for watching.

It's time to get down to business and get physical! Picture yourself standing at the keyboard. If you own a portable keyboard like the Yamaha PSR-E463 you can make this happen.  Place the keyboard on top of a table against a wall. For added height place a computer monitor stand or a large sturdy box under the keyboard which is now positioned 40-50 inches from the floor. If you really want to push the envelope, put the keyboard in a well-trafficked room like the kitchen. Sheet music should be visible on the keyboard. Your single sit-down sessions will change dramatically to many mini sessions during the day. A new desire to practice emerges before or after you open the refrigerator door. The desire to consume food becomes a NEW DESIRE TO PLAY.  There is also increased physical stamina. Record your progress in a journal for three months Amaze yourself and make plans to play in public in 2022.

Physical is the eleventh studio album by English Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 13 October 1981 by MCA Records.

Oh let's get physical, physical
I want to get physical
Let's get into physical
Let me hear your body talk, your body talk
Let me hear your body talk

LET ME HEAR YOUR MUSIC TALK  If some people are crying you'll know you've connected on a very personal level. Vocalists as well as song writers, solo instrumentalists, rock bands, and orchestras have this power. Music has the power to move people emotionally in all kinds of ways. Classical music concerts and recordings continue to connect with people. This broadcast is about musical expression. How long it takes is up to you and me when we practice multiple times during the day. Practice as long as you can stand throughout the day. It may take several weeks or even months to reach a comfort level playing while standing up.

Summertime means lawn parties, picnics and other outdoor events for musicians. If you are able to play a musical instrument in public this is your time to break out with your best songs. This is when you bring it on, step up to the plate and show the world what you can do - as long as you prepared. Rehearse ahead of time with young children and adult friends before volunteering to play solo at local bar restaurants and senior centers. You'll have the time of your life and leave the audience with fun-loving lifelong memories.

For listeners: That was a duet with a toddler on my front lawn. Song: Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Thank you for listening and/or watching.

Play songs from The Nutcracker with E-Z music from Hal Leonard. Purchase song books and sheet music for individual songs from Sheetmusicplus. Watch YouTube videos for advanced levels. Work on chords and keep a music journal of your progress. Make someone happy. Thanks for listening and/or watching.

How many songs should be on your song list for special events? Plan for at least 25, maybe more. Events like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and retirement parties will put you to the test. From the moment you sit down to play, anticipate interruptions from every conceivable source. Servers with trays walking and guests speaking in loud voices. Know this. There will be a moment when someone approaches you with a request you didn't prepare for. It happens every time so be prepared for unplanned "breaks" at any moment during your 20-minute set.

Build a song list with songs from your music journal. Don't have a journal? Start one today. The list should contain five to 25 songs lasting between one to two minutes for a 20 minute set. Maybe you've been posting videos of yourself playing a digital keyboard for social media or YouTube. Documenting your songs and recording them are confidence builders. Thanks for watching.

Some of the songs you know best come from the movies. Movie Songs by Hal Leonard contain 122 songs made famous over the years in movies. This super easy songbook is a bonanza from which to choose and build your playlist for keyboard or piano. Purchase the book or individual sheet music online from Amazon, sheetmusicplus, for example, anyone that sells Hal Leonard music. Thanks for stopping by.

This video contains two easy play arrangements in G Major from sheetmusicdirect and C Major in Hal Leonard's EZ-Play Today Classical Hits songbook. For beginners familiar or unfamiliar with this waltz, I strongly recommend playing the melody first, one note at a time, and then adding the left hand notes or chords or both. This video is about learning to read easy play sheet music arrangements from Johannes Brahms.

Beat the heat this summer when soaring temps force you and your party-loving friends indoors. Show them how to play the Yamaha E463 - or just press a button and let it play songs from the song bank. There are now two Yamaha portable grand keyboards in my kitchen and a six-string guitar in another room. This could be the start of something big (and wonderful). Party on!

It's showtime with you at the keyboard. This is your time to shine with music you're ready to perform in public and make this dream come true - even if the pay is in the form of a roast beef dinner. The audience will love you with some who will share these feelings with you after the performance. Your memories will last a lifetime because you took a chance and rose to the occasion. All that practice time pushed you forward and on stage and now you're floating on Cloud Nine. You're meeting new people, making new friends and sharing your love of music by playing for them.  A delicious roast beef dinner is (or, in my case was) your payment for one performance in front of about 60 people. Your fault. You agreed in advance to "work for free". Consider this the initial stage of your amazing musical history in progress.

Don't despair. You didn't show up late, did you? You were late?? You can be many things as a performer but you can't be late when you're the star of the show. People are there for you and with great expectations. They will remember if you showed up late or not at all. Music students, this is serious busines. Always on time, no excuses. The show must go on - BE ON TIME. WALK ON SONGS from the SA-76 song bank. Song No. 1: Ode to Joy by Johannes Sebastian Bach. Song No. 2 - The Nutcracker by Peter I. Tchaikovsky.

Priced under $100 from Sweetwater, the Casio SA-76 keyboard is designed to produce endless hours of entertainment and education. This podcast is about the features and sound quality from a keyboard built with 44 mini-sized keys. Notice the features on the top of the keyboard (left to right) showing the Song Bank, tempo, patterns, tones and lighted display. It is ideal for use in a classroom setting with students of any age. Play "name that tune" for great fun with people who like to sing.  The sheet music for the song selections comes with the user's guide. The songs are printed on PAPER and can enlarged on a personal printer at home. Overall, this keyboard by Casio is an excellent performance and teaching tool. In my opinion, it could be highly useful for music students of all ages, classroom teachers including public performances. Thanks for watching and listening.

This keyboard is heaven-sent for students and teachers looking for a "teaching tool" this summer to stay motivated and have fun. The display shows the tempo and which notes are being played. This is sweet relief for players who want to perform anywhere and anytime. Priced under $100 with the power adaptor, free shipping, super fast delivery and support from Sweetwater on the internet.

This keyboard is heaven-sent for students and teachers looking for a "teaching tool" this summer to stay motivated and have fun. The display shows the tempo and which notes are being played. This is sweet relief for players who want to perform anywhere and anytime. Priced under $100 with the power adaptor, free shipping, super fast delivery and support from Sweetwater on the internet.

THE BACK STORY. A week after receiving the Casio SA-76 following months shopping for an affordable portable keyboard I regretted my purchase decision. Bracing for disappointment on Memorial Day I opened the box and turned on the keyboard. I could not believe my ears.

The sound quality of the Casio SA-76 is worth every penny. Returning it would have cost me more time and money. Instead, I took a risk and hoped for the best. Over the next five days, I learned how to use the features and played easy songs from Disney to Sound of Music. On day five with keyboard in tow, I visited my neighbors ready to share. They also lit up like Christmas trees and began to sing some of their favorite songs while I accompanied them with a happy face and noticeable assuredness.

This keyboard is the performance and teaching tool I was looking for. It is a gift from heaven. I can't praise the software and hardware designers enough for their workmanship. This product comes with written instructions for the Song Bank and a Song Book with the same songs ON PAPER. The interactive display is totally entertaining with notes, clefs and tempo matching the music. This inexpensive keyboard will provide users with high quality experiences when it is treated carefully. Some parts may break over time. All efforts should be made not to drop it accidentally on a hard surface. Get a carrying case. This is a 5 star review.

How should students go about finding a music teacher? Meet this candidate after a recent purchase of my new Casio keyboard online which comes with help setting up and lessons from the music store sales associate. Thanks for watching.

Music camp is about helping students improve their music skills and perform in public (including voice as a vocalist). If this second presentation about music camp has inspired and motivated some keyboardists, my job is done. If not, all I can say to viewers is to practice on a regular basis because "practice makes permanent". There are better days ahead. Thank you for watching.

Day One is an overview of the program for students at music camp. Day seven is about a concert performance with friends, teachers, parents, grandparents and everyone in the audience followed by a picnic lunch. Thank you for watching.

The moment I sat down at the Wurlitzer studio piano she said: "Play something!". I began warming up with scales. What happened next could happen to you when you're not prepared. Will I ever be invited to visit again and play anything? This is today's lesson for piano students and teachers. Thank you for watching and listening to this episode. No.1 A minor waltz by Esther Abrami from the YouTube Audio Library.

We've all been there. Comments from music teachers that feel like a bee sting more than encouragement. I was stung twice by this teacher and a drama coach in NYC when I forgot my lines during rehearsal in a leading role nonetheless. Live and learn as the saying goes. Developing a thicker skin also helps. Music from the YouTube audio Library. First song in A Major by Nicol Staf. Song title: Snake on the Beach. Second song in C Major composed by J.S. Bach.YouTube performer unnamed. Thanks for listening/watching.

Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer, DJ, and musician. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Zimmerman has received six Grammy Award nominations for his work. Thank you for listening.

Thanks for watching. Have a great week ahead learning to play this beautiful melody with two chords from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Add more chords over time and enjoy this popular classical composition with Easy Play sheet music by Hal Leonard Publishing.

John Thompson (18891963) was born in Williamstown, Pennsylvania. He began music study at the age of five, and his parents encouraged his prodigious talent by sending him to study piano with Maurits Leefson at the Leefson-Hille Conservatory in Philadelphia, graduating in 1909. At the same time, he studied composition with Dr. Hugh Clark at the University of Pennsylvania.

In his early twenties, Thompson toured the United States and Europe as a concert pianist, receiving respectable reviews and performing with several European orchestras. His best-selling method books "Teaching Little Fingers to Play" and "Modern Course for the Piano" were first published by the Willis Music Company in the mid-30s. These publications have had a profound influence on millions of musicians today, and continue to have an impact on the teaching of piano in America and throughout the world.

Has a music teacher ever burst your bubble? Made you feel like crawling under a rock and make you doubt yourself as a piano student? This is my experience "relived" on YouTube to encourage you to keep practicing. Your day will come ... la, la, la, as long as you keep working. You didn't give up because one person in whole universe underestimated your self-confidence, did you? The day will come when friends and other teachers will hear you play and say congratulations! Great job! "Your performance was the highlight" of the evening/event/party. If it happened to me it can happen to you when you just keep practicing and finding ways to improve. Doors will open to even greater performances that may include job opportunities. Believe in yourself. Success will be yours as long as you stay motivated.

The Classical period was an era of classical music between roughly 1730 and 1820. The German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived. Let's identify some of the best known western music composers who lived during the 17th and 18th centuries and composed baroque, romantic and classical music. 17th Century - Famous composers of the Baroque period Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) Henry Purcell (1659-95) Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Heinrich Schütz (German: [ʃʏt͡s]; 18 October [O.S. 8 October] 1585 – 6 November 1672) was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and one of the most important composers of the 17th century. 18th Century - Famous composers of the Romantic period Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) ... Franz Liszt (1811-1886) ... Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) ... Richard Wagner (1813-1883) ... Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) ... Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) ... Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) The Romantic period started around 1830 and ended around 1900, as compositions became increasingly expressive and inventive. Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature. The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music, but a more sophisticated use of form. It is mainly homophonic, using a clear melody line over a subordinate chordal accompaniment, but counterpoint was by no means forgotten, especially in liturgical vocal music and, later in the period, secular instrumental music. It also makes use of style galant which emphasized light elegance in place of the Baroque's dignified seriousness and impressive grandeur. Variety and contrast within a piece became more pronounced than before and the orchestra increased in size, range, and power. Johannes Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century. He can be viewed as the protagonist of the Classical tradition of Joseph Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Book Title: Music in the Western World The book provides letters, critiques or concert reviews at that time. Piero Weiss was an Italian-American pianist and musicologist. Born in Trieste, his mother was a symphony violinist and the niece of novelist Italo Svevo. In 1938, at the age of 10, he fled Fascist Italy with his family, ending up in New York City in 1940. Source: ThriftBooks (online reseller). Music in the Western World is an excellent anthology of source readings in western music history. Texts are well-chosen and entirely relevant to the period being discussed. You get to hear from all sorts of people, from composers, to critics, to philosophers, and the texts offered take the form of letters, articles, reviews, autobiographies. All is given within a clear historical context, with reference to such events as the Reformation, French Revolution, and World Wars. Source: ThriftBooks (online reseller). Maurizio Pollini is an Italian pianist born in Milan, Italy. He is known for performances of compositions by Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy, among others. Michel Block (Piano) Born: Jun 12, 1937 - Antwerp, Belgium Died: March 4, 2003 - Bloomington, Indiana, USA The Belgian pianist, Michel Block, was born in Antwerp to French parents. He was still a child when his family moved to Mexico, where his grandfather had settled in 1870. Block's father, likewise born in Europe, had moved to Mexico when he was 19. Block studied piano there as a youth, later relocating to New York where he enrolled at the Juilliard School. Among his teachers was Beveridge Webster.

Learning to play classical piano means spending long hours listening, sight reading and practice time. How long depends on the student and time spent watching YouTube videos and/or working with a music teacher. This video is about learning to play classical music for beginners Thank you for watching.

Music students will learn over time that performing in public is one of the fastest and most effective ways to improve music skills. Even early beginners should make a point to play their instrument or sing in public. At the end of this video is a list of public places to consider NOW. My best recommendation is to visit this YouTube channel for great videos about performing in public, shopping for keyboards at a music store and so much more. The name of the channel is MusicalBasics. The name the pianist and composer is Lionel Yu. One of his recent videos is about his first sold out concert in Germany. Thanks for listening and watching on Spotify. Regarding comments: I am unable to locate the comments whenever I receive notification by Spotify. Hopefully this will change soon.

Music score by Jesse Gallagher from the YouTube Audio Library. Song title: Divine Life Society. 

This episode is about a piano course, legato, sheet music and working with a music teacher. Thanks for listening.

Why this one? Full sized keys, battery powered option, and affordability. It is also ideal as a second or third portable backup keyboard indoors at home, backyards and/or playing in public. If you're looking to recharge your motivational batteries, adding a portable keyboard might do it. A change of scenery will do you good esp. if public performances are part of your music history. Visit Jeremy See's channel for the entire review. Thanks for listening and watching.

Today I'm reflecting upon my past public performances as a vocalist and keyboard advisor for Jordan Kitt's in Annapolis after graduating from The King's College in 1992 formerly located in upstate New York (not the UK). Today, The King's College is located in lower Manhattan. Read all about it in my books From Piano to Puccini and Songbird at the Shopping Mall. Find them on Amazon and other online bookstores. Thanks for watching on Spotify and listening on Anchor.

For a perfectly cooked quiche and a pie crust that won't burn loosely cover the entire glass pie plate with foil during the cooking process. Set the oven at 325 degrees and cook the covered quiche for about 40 minutes. This dish was made with eight whole eggs and about 3/4 cup 2% milk. See You Soon by Otis McDonald from the YouTube Audio Library. Thank you for watching and/or listening.

Greetings from my kitchen! Today, it's all about matzo ball soup for Passover and rugelach. Delicious to eat and fun to make, rugelach (pronounced rug-a-lah) are miniature crescent-rolled pastries posing as cookies. They're made by rolling a triangle of dough around a sweet filling of fruit, nuts, chocolate or pretty much anything your heart desires.

Medium-textured matzo meal is about the same texture as cornmeal. It is used for baking, as a coating for fried foods, to thicken, and to make matzo balls from. Some folks refer to matzo as the "bread of affliction" because it represents our suffering as slaves, or as lechem oni, "poor man's bread" in Hebrew. .... Matzah is a food which man makes and bakes, no external element beyond wheat flour and water defines or influences its form."

Can I use flour instead of matzo meal?

For most applications, flour is not recommended as a replacement for matzo meal. Flour is much finer and, unlike matzo meal, hasn't been baked. During Passover, you can use approved flours like almond flour, quinoa flour, or teff flour for thickening sauces, breading, and some baked recipes.

What is the most important day of Passover 2022?

Passover for the year 2022 starts on the evening of Friday, April 15th and ends the 7 day festival at sunset on Friday, April 22nd for Reform and progressive Jews living inside Israel who follow the Biblical text.

Let's put together this year's holiday playlist dear friends. Our friends and family members are eager to see us at the keyboard, piano or accordion and HEAR how well we play in THE ZONE no matter what the level. Five easy songs should be nailed down by Thanksgiving just eight weeks away. One of the songs should be used as a backing track when you play another instrument. Bring along the lyrics for people to sing all five songs. Thank you for watching.

Itzhak Perlman, (born August 31, 1945, Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel]), Israeli-American violinist known for his brilliant virtuoso technique. His refinement of detail led many to regard him as one of the finest performers of the major violin repertoire of his time.  Perlman was drawn to the violin after hearing it on the radio when he was three. His musical education was interrupted, however, when he contracted polio a year later (which left his legs with a permanent disability). After recovering, he showed great skill on the violin and later entered the Tel Aviv Academy of Music.

His first public concert was in Tel Aviv when he was 10. In 1958 he went to the United States to study at the Juilliard School in New York City with the renowned teachers Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay; in that same year he performed before a national television audience on the Ed Sullivan Show.  He made his Carnegie Hall (New York City) debut in 1963 and won the prestigious Leventritt Prize a year later, which brought him immediate engagements with major American orchestras.

(The Leventritt Foundation awarded its violin and piano prizes only sporadically; the rarity of the prize and the value of the guaranteed engagements that came with it separated the Leventritt from other competitions.) As well as performing virtually the entire classical concert repertoire, he occasionally played with klezmer (traditional Jewish dance music) and jazz groups. He also played the solo violin passages in John Williams’s Oscar-winning score for the movie Schindler’s List (1993).

As a conductor, he worked with many of the great orchestras. He held the position of principal guest conductor with the Detroit Symphony from 2001 to 2005 and was music adviser of the St. Louis Symphony, Missouri, from 2002 to 2004. Perlman was also a teacher, regularly giving violin master classes and cofounding in 1998 (with his wife, Toby) the Perlman Music Program to encourage gifted string players aged 12 to 18.

He received 15 Grammy Awards between 1977 and 1995, and in 2008 he was given a Grammy for lifetime achievement. Perlman was also a recipient of the U.S. Medal of Freedom (1986), the National Medal of Arts (2000), a Kennedy Center Honor (2003), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015). Itzhak (2017) is a documentary about his life and career.  SOURCE: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Learn more at britannica.com  

Three Blind Mice is an English-language nursery rhyme written by Thomas Ravenscroft in 1609. The modern version of the song was first included in children’s literature much later, at the beginning of 19th century, and its lyrics are different than the original one. The farmer's wife refers to the queen who with her husband, King Philip of Spain, owned large estates.

QUESTION: Am I playing from memory or reading sheet music? Memory and with both hands. A real milestone this week.

Love expresses itself in many different ways. You hear a song. Suddenly a wave of emotion comes over you, remembering days, months (years if you're lucky) of love, desire and intimacy with someone in the past. This is one of those songs by Gordon Lightfoot. If You Could Read My Mind released in 1970. See the videos on YouTube. Source: Lyrics.com.

If you could read my mind love What a tale my thoughts could tell Just like an old time movie About a ghost from a wishing well In a castle dark or a fortress strong With chains upon my feet You know that ghost is me And I will never be set free As long as I'm a ghost you can see  If I could read your mind love What a tale your thoughts could tell Just like a paperback novel The kind the drugstore sells When you reach the part where the heartaches come Come the hero would be me Heroes often fail And you won't read that book again Because the ending's just to hard to take.

When did Gordon Lightfoot write if you could read my mind? Answer: In 1969  "It catches the cadences of a hurt lover not used to words that cut too close" (Maclean's, 1 May 1978). The song has been recorded more than 100 times, first by the composer for his LP Sit Down Young Stranger.