Arioso7's Blog (Shirley Kirsten)

CBS, 60 Minutes, in a brief quarter hour segment, gave its blessings to a transformational approach to piano lessons: a “fun”-filled journey inspired by Payam Khastkhodaei, a music learning “revolutionary” and son of Iranian immigrants. Host Bill Whitaker, set the stage for a one of a kind momentous guest interview meant to sanitize the cosmos of archaic “tradi...

It’s always a relief to find a compatible partner in the universe of piano tuning and repair. From my perspective, finding Paul Larudee, (RPT) Registered Piano Technician, meant that my Steinway M, 1917, rebuilt three times between NYC and California’s Central Valley, would obtain a spot on Concert A, 440 tuning without any qualifications about drops in pitch during the summe...

Decades ago when I resided in Fresno, California, agriculture’s heartland, I visited a local assisted living facility to serenade seniors. With a portable Casio digital keyboard snuggly packed into my Malibu’s trunk, I headed to a rewarding lunch hour of music-making.

Meticulously, I’d practiced a medley of “oldies” to please aging residents: Songs by Hoagy Carmicha...