Today I’m influenced by the rain. This type of weather has always had the power to subdue my mind, calm my heart, and relatively put me at ease. It could be the darkness in the sky, the... Read more >>

In some societies, there is a name for this kind of unhappiness. In others societies they just bury women like herself up to the neck and stone them to death, and she thinks that perhaps that is what... Read more >>

My name is Eleanor Reynolds and my piano students call me Ms. Ellie. For my young students Ms. Ellie is easy for them to remember and it is not very formal. My students are all polite and always tell... Read more >>

The lightheaded queasy feeling was there again. Some psychologist had called it the “fight or flight” syndrome. It always came. Even with all the successes there was something about the... Read more >>

During the recent decades, an increasing number of research studies demonstrated the value of musical education on a child’s cognitive development. Some experiments state that young musicians... Read more >>

Public art installations can transform a drab or ordinary space into something truly magical and fun. Many different projects have rotated into and out of U.S. cities throughout recent decades, but... Read more >>

Female artists have taken the music world by storm, and thanks to Hip Chick Music, a record company (out of Oakland, California) that features only female artists, these musically inclined women have... Read more >>

This story contains mature or graphic content. I was invited to a piano concert in the architecturally appealing, acoustically perfect Roy Thompson Hall, a beautiful landmark on King... Read more >>

A few days ago we had a repairman around, not to fix the plumbing or electrical (although heaven knows we could use that, too), but to tune and look over our piano. This is not just any piano;... Read more >>

I finished my morning coffee and thought, “Why not?” So I got dressed. I pulled on my black fishnet stockings (the ones with the seams up the back), stuffed my bra with socks (one on each... Read more >>