Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by Peter Dickson Lopez | Concerts

Congratulations to all my students for your awesome performances at the recital last Saturday.  You all have worked really hard, and your hard work showed through your performances which were not only technically spot on but also, and most importantly, very musical!  

Monday, July 27, 2015 by Peter Dickson Lopez | Announcements

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 by Peter Dickson Lopez | Uncategorized

I have added three sets of exercises to the Downloads page.  In order to access these files, users must be registered and logged in: https://login.mymusicstaff.com/Student/Library.aspx These are listed under the Piano Technique/CM - Preparatory Level folder.  These are exercises I have developed and use on a regular basis.  I am developing so many of these, that rather than continue to do this by "rote" memory, I have decided the time has come to put these down in a form that students can reference and study.

• Five Sticky Fingers Exercises.  I previously called these "Five Finger Exercises.  I learned the basic exercise from my first teacher, Theodore Gorbacheff, when I was a child.  He was a Russian classical pianist and choral conductor.  This basic exercise has stayed with me all these years, and I have elaborated on this exercise in the current exercise set.
• Pentatonic Cluster Exercises.  I previously called these "Five Finger Cluster Exercises".
• Pre-Scale Exercises, C Major.  These are new and derive from the observation that most students (children and adults alike) have a hard time coordinating fingering for scales.

I will continue to add exercises and study pieces in the library downloads area.  In particular, I am compiling and organizing Certificate of Merit technique materials specifically for my students in order to enhance and further build their essential technical skills pursuant to one's own level.