Peter Shelley Piano Studio

06/19/2024

Come study with me at Wallace Community College!

06/06/2024

This theme from Beethoven's 7th was one of my dad's favorites. I'd heard the wonderful Liszt paraphrase, but I hadn't realized Robert Schumann wrote this set of variations. Listen too for a few other Beethoven quotations throughout!

Schumann’s variations on the Allegretto from Beethoven’s 7th symphony, written at various times between 1831 and 1835 and left incomplete at his death. The t...

04/01/2024

https://www.designboom.com/art/yamaha-photographs-concert-grand-piano-cfx-design-laboratory-03-28-2024/?fbclid=IwAR1mbduu-635gl_YpVCio_Qf0cJ4c87xpmW8A65kqZBWKm1X3ND3UMqw570_aem_AXTi5CfjXEbncrQM7TBhoK1s2cwTlKN1VohQHoT1rIMO2p9Cg37_rs7uhyF9ubD9CpfCSxrWVvB_pG10PkfCoiyM

Yamaha Design Laboratory’s photographs of ‘the art of sound’ Yamaha Design Laboratory dissects the insides of its grand concert piano CFX, lines up each of the 8,000 parts thoroughly, and photographs them in the series ‘The Art of Sound’ in hopes of informing the viewers how its keys and ...

03/06/2024

Hi everyone. I've updated the "Performances" portion of my website. Check it out! And if you're looking for lessons for you or your children, in Southeast Alabama or online, be sure to drop me a line.

PerformancesI am proficient as a soloist or an accompanist. If you need a pianist for an upcoming performance, or someone to accompany you for rehearsals, lessons, or auditions, get in touch. F***y Hensel, Songs for Pianoforte, 1836-37, Nos 1, 8, and 9.Olivier Messiaen, Poemes pour Mi, Nos. 1, 3, an...

12/12/2023

“Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.” Happy opening to the cast and crew of “It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play! 🎭🎄🎙️

09/25/2023

Found this while doing some reading for my next blog post. It'd be interesting to see how it would feel to play an instrument like this:

The Maene-Viñoly Concert Grand Piano

09/20/2023

Why do we practice scales? I believe there are several compelling reasons, and I share my first with you here on my new blog:

When we watch and listen to the greatest pianists, it appears as if their hands and the keyboard were made for each other. The difficulty we have as students of the instrument is that of course the hand was not made for the keyboard, and the keyboard was not made for the hand—its uniformity is a n...

09/06/2023

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Shelley to our WCC Fine Arts Department as an adjunct piano instructor. Dr. Shelley began playing piano when he was five years old. He received a Bachelor’s degree in piano in 2003, and recently expanded and refined his skill at the instrument with a Master’s in Music in piano pedagogy and performance. Dr. Shelley earned a Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Washington. Over the years he has learned the value of patience, diligence, and practice, and reflects these values in his teaching. For more information about piano or private piano courses, please contact him at [email protected]

09/02/2023

Welcome to my page! I'm excited to be offering piano lessons in Dothan, AL. Follow this page for information on upcoming events, as well as piano related content. Please visit my website for additional information: peterjshelley.com