Finding Yourself in the Music: “The Second Ending” Book Review
Michelle Hoffman’s 2023 debut novel, The Second Ending , published by Penguin Random House, introduces the reader (or listener, there’s...
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Sandy Coursey
Oct 102 min read
The Price Musicians Pay: When a Healing Art Hurts
Music has the power to lift spirits, heal emotional wounds, and connect us to ourselves and one another. But there’s a paradox…
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Sandy Coursey
Feb 234 min read
Student Apathy isn’t Arbitrary, Your Expectations Are
"Why don’t these kids care like they used to?" It’s a grievance often commiserated by teachers, justified in their frustrations…
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Sandy Coursey
Jul 15, 20233 min read
Dear Classical Musicians, What's the Hurry?
You’ve just been assigned a brand-new piece of repertoire, and you’re excited to get started on it, so you open up Youtube. You search...
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Sandy Coursey
Sep 12, 20214 min read
The Grandmother of Electronic Music (You Didn’t Know You Had)
Else Marie Pade (1924-2016) was a Danish composer, pianist, and the first Danish composer to write electronic music in 1954. During her...
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Sandy Coursey
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Portraits in Jazz: A Pedagogical Approach to Jazz Piano
A pioneer for women in jazz, Dr. Valerie Capers is a pianist and composer that has the ability to inspired advanced and beginner pianists al
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Sandy Coursey
Dec 11, 20204 min read
I Don’t Care How Much You Practice
The classical music world is often littered with the idea that the more time spent practicing equals a more dedicated, and therefore...
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Sandy Coursey
Oct 23, 20203 min read
Including Female Representation in Beginner Piano Pedagogy: A Guide for Teachers
In my last post, I discussed the issue of white male supremacy in beginner classical music education. It is easy to acknowledge an issue,...
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Sandy Coursey
Oct 5, 20203 min read
The “Great” Composers: How Their Legacy Hinders A New Generation of Musicians
Only white men can become successful composers and musicians. This is the message that is sent to my students, through classical method book
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Sandy Coursey
Oct 2, 20203 min read
How Making Mistakes Set Me Free: Experiences on the Other Side of Perfection
I found myself stuck inside a shell. As a pianist, this shell was made of a fear of failure, of a mistake, and the constant pressure that...
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