tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post3016898853370099151..comments2024-03-15T20:32:39.815+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Look no handsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-32803350027332047632009-01-21T16:21:00.000+00:002009-01-21T16:21:00.000+00:00Great instruments are wonderful, but don't forget ...Great instruments are wonderful, but don't forget early instruction. The system of both municipal and regional conservatories, where instruction is primordial makes a huge difference. In other countries, playing the harpsichord and organ is often seen as a skill acquired after mastery of the piano, whereas in France, these 2 instruments are seen as primary instruments. For the harpsichord in particular, there are some wonderful teachers who have made pedagogy (rather than performance) the focus of their professional careers (Francoise Marmin, Laure Morabito e.g.). See, for example: (in French) http://www.clavecin-en-france.org/spip.php?article3. I have seen such questions raised in piano ped. discussions, but to the best of my understanding, the harpsichord world, outside of France, does not choose to make pedagogy for youth a priority.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348986578792746137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-73822170044785843952009-01-21T09:36:00.000+00:002009-01-21T09:36:00.000+00:00Page turners are the hot topic -http://www.npr.org...Page turners are the hot topic -<BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99499124<BR/><BR/>And the opportunity to recommend an excellent novel should never be missed -<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Page-Turner-David-Leavitt/dp/0349109524/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232530461&sr=1-1Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com