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March 2017
Guest Lecturer Frank Lévy
From the Fortepiano to the Fazioli An exploration of the Classical performance practice tradition in our Century Anna Poklewski Academy of Music 39660 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539 March 31, 2017 10am-noon Presented by Frank Lévy Bio: Pianist Frank Lévy has been hailed by audiences and critics alike as an artist of rare poetic insight and communicative powers. A semi-finalist in the Leeds and Clara Haskil international piano competitions, Frank Lévy has an international career as a recitalist performing…
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Peter Mack Lecture
View full event details and event Registration Musical Weekend with Peter Mack Saturday, October 6th, 2018 7:00pm - 9:00pm Anna Poklewsky Academy of Music 39660 Mission Blvd. Fremont, Ca 94539 Open to MTAC-SACB teachers and their students. Limited seating. Please register for event using the form at the bottom of this page. Lecture: "Lower the Rear End of the Elephant Slowly onto the Keys" Our job as teachers is simple: know what to tell them, and try to do…
Find out more »January 2019
Practicing and Preparation for Performance
This workshop presents simple, concrete steps to incorporate mental, physical and technical ease into the music-making process. In a casual atmosphere, participants will learn how to: deflect intrusive thoughts, incorporate the senses to reinforce learning, feel technical ease, AND set up the Performance Schedule. These techniques are fully described in Margret's book, Passionate Practice: The Musician's Guide to Learning, Memorizing and Performing. Who Should Attend: Music teachers, students at all levels of practice and performance, parents, anyone preparing for auditions…
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Musical Weekend with Peter Mack
Musical Weekend with Peter Mack January 11 & 12, 2020 Saturday, January 11, 2020 7:00pm – 9:00pm Lecture Marvelous Moderns and their Needlessly Neglected Mid-Level Masterpieces In this repertoire lecture, Peter Mack explores mostly modern shorter works, offering an alternative to the tried-and-true twentieth-century favorites that we hear again and again. There is a vast body of neglected repertoire out there. This demonstration uncovers unknown pieces to spark the interest of students, teachers, adjudicators, and audiences alike. Most of the…
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