Category Archives: personal development

Piano ensemble approach

I am developing an approach to teaching adult group piano by conducting the group as an ensemble. It occurred to me that most pianists never get a chance to play with other musicians. At most they may play duet or … Continue reading

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Letting go and moving on

One of my friends recently made the final move to uproot. He writes, “Now that the deed is done I feel a bit weird. I know I made the right decision but I can’t help feeling a sense of loss … Continue reading

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A deep clean for a future possibility

Tonight I sit in a pristine environment. The floor actually shines. Every corner of this one-bedroom cottage has been vacuumed, sucked dry of any remains or residue of vermin. Every surface has been thoroughly wiped. The window screens were earlier … Continue reading

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Creating

On the first day of a 5-consecutive day writing workshop, I learned to view writing as a process, not a product. To get started, we did free writing, which is a form of pre-writing to warm up. On a blank … Continue reading

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Reinventing myself

About half a year ago my website anneku.com got hacked. My e-mail address stopped working. My webhost stopped hosting the contents of my site to prevent further attacks to the server. My identity was erased from cyberspace. It echoed a … Continue reading

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