Piano Studio of Norman Ortiz

07/10/2016

Piano Teacher Bikes the California Alps
July 9, 2016 was the day of the Death Ride, Tour of the California Alps. Sponsored by and benefitting the fire and safety core of Alpine County, it is a grueling ride of 129 miles over five passes with an elevation gain of 15000 feet through some of the most spectacular terrain in California. Mr. Ortiz completed 75 miles and three passes, realizing just over 10000 feet of elevation gain. After several months of training, now it's time to relax a bit and spend more time practicing piano!

02/23/2016

Why post a juggler on a music feed? Just watch. This guy's great!

Comedy Act

02/22/2016

Kodaly must have been right in his belief that music is as integral to our humanity as is speech.

02/09/2016

02/01/2016

Why we should all be studying music!

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01/29/2016

Now do you remember that song?

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01/28/2016

Remember this song?
This post thanks to my friend Jerome Moses.

01/28/2016

Pedals on a piano that play notes? You betcha! From harpsichord to the piano we know today there were many permutations of the instrument including one that was piano at one end, harpsichord at the other.

Happy birthday to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! This grand piano is attributed to Johann Schmidt of Salzburg, a friend of the Mozart family, whom Leopold Mozart (Wolfgang's father) helped to secure the job of court organ and instrument maker in Salzburg. In the 1980s, an extensive cleaning revealed the initials of Wolfgang Mozart scratched inside long ago. It is possible that Mozart played this piano in Salzburg. http://met.org/1Pivtb8

Attributed to Johann Schmidt (1757–1804) (Austrian) | Grand Piano | ca. 1790–95

01/28/2016

Absolute Jest

iTunes: http://radi.al/AbsoluteJest CD: http://SFSymphony.org/Adams Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) released ...

01/28/2016

What makes a piano a Steinway?

The making of a Steinway piano is a time-honored process involving the hands of many skilled craftspeople over the course of almost a full year. Steinway & S...

01/27/2016

Where did all those fifth symphonies come from, anyway?

Before the famous fifth symphonies we know and love, there was a man named Johann Georg Pisendel who helped to create the tonal architecture of the symphony....

01/27/2016

More interesting when you see the ending?