DIRECTOR'S BLOG

Odeion Celebrates 10 Years!!!

Odeion School of Music opened its doors in Skokie on November 1, 2006. Initially, the school was located right across the street from our...

The Rainbow

Today I was working with a young student on a piano piece called "The Rainbow". The rain storm had just stopped, and we were enjoying fi...

Stage Fright

There are ways to deal with stage fright.There is a lot of literature out there on the subject, but I would like to emphasize just a few ...

Two Sculptors

"I dreamed I stood in a studio and watched two sculptors there. The clay they used was a child's mind, and they fashioned it with care. O...

Synaesthesia

When I first started taking piano lessons, I memorized my pieces by remembering the "color" of each note and chord. Fast forward...about ...

Misophonia

Misophonia: a compound noun that derives from the greek words misos (=hatred) andphoni (=voice/sound). Those who suffer from misophonia...

On Young Voices

I often get the treasured opportunity to teach young voice students, as young as 7 or 8. It is always a delicate matter. Let’s take as ...

The Grand Piano

It is an older piano, a 1930’s Adam Schaaf. I originally bought it in 2002 and had it at my home. When I opened Odeion in 2006, I had i...

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