I recently became a Burn Boot Camp trainer. It’s very exciting and I am actually starting to enjoy it. I say “actually” because I still feel very much like a beginner. It’s a new skill I am cultivating. As I prepare, practice, and try to memorize the protocol as best I can, I still feel […]
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Finding calm
It’s that time of year. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Ha! Yes, AND… (one of my new favorite phrases) …one of the busiest times of the year. If you’re a musician and/or music teacher, you know how crazy it is with all the holiday concerts. But it’s not just this particular time of year. […]
Life is what happens between coffee & wine…
Summer break is here. And boy has it been busy! You see, we are leaving the country next weekend for 6 weeks (EEEEEEEEEEEK!) and are scrambling around planning the trip (because, uhhhhh, other stuff – school! – got in the way of the planning?) and taking care of last minute house things. Well, not necessarily […]
30 days of awesome stuff…
So, it’s May. How on earth did that happen? April went by in the blink of an eye. Even though it was a FULL month for us Rosenbergs. 30 very full days. Let’s see. We started off with Easter Sunday in NJ. Saw the house we would ultimately buy on Monday. Found out we got […]
“Week of” recital prep…
It’s the week of this recital I’ve been prepping for since the end of January. A good solid three months. Or close to it. Practicing in the pockets of my day. Or huge chunks of my “snow” days and occasional weekend. LOL. It’s tough. It’s hard preparing for something when you have a full-time (draining!) […]
Shifting priorities…
A lot has been going on recently. Like, a lot a lot. But in a good way. I have found that I am most productive in the morning. I am, self-admidatly, a morning person. I try to do the things that are most important to me before school. Quiet time. Meditation. Journaling. Working out. (you […]
What’s in a name? Part deux…
“Larissa Smith began her piano studies at the age of four and made her public debut two years later at the Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, Poland. An active chamber musician and solo recitalist, Ms. Smith has performed publicly throughout the U.S., Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Germany…blah blah blah … Ms. Smith served as the director […]
The value of a good education … and my current piano world.
I started playing the piano when I was 4 years old. I was blessed to live in countries where classical music was a huge part of the culture. Poland. Germany. Russia. Music oozes through the cracks of the streets. (in front of the Moscow Conservatory) (in the Chopin Academy) (at the birthplace of Chopin) It […]
Hanging out with the “other” men…
Pyotr. Geroges. Franz. Ludwig. George. Alberto. These are the men I am currently hanging out with. Don’t you worry. My husband knows aaaaaall about them. Who on earth are these guys?!?!? And why is my husband OK with me spending time with them?!?! Let me give you a hint. Their last names are… Tchaikovsky. Bizet. […]
Haste makes waste … and other musings
In our elementary music classes we study a composer each month. It’s super cool actually. It’s neat knowing that we are often these students’ very first introduction to some of the world’s greatest composers. This month we are studying Beethoven. On top of that, we learn about a musical word each week. This week it’s […]