Welcome to this week’s Musical Moment!
1.) Video: Watch this week’s Musical Moment video here, called, The Snow is Dancing. Claude Debussy’s placed this fourth in his suite titled Children’s Corner, which he dedicated to his three-year old daughter, Chou Chou.
2.) Updates: I’m currently recording the LP (Long Play) of Children’s Corner. Find updates, music, and videos on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RMJPerformanceStudio.
3.) Practice tip of the Week: When practicing, isolate a difficult area and work on it slowly first. Then gradually increase your speed. As you increase your speed, aim for accuracy of notes and dynamics.
4.) Falling Snow Stories: When I was in high school and college, I used to enjoy spending time with students who had traveled from Europe, Asia, and Africa to study with us in Minnesota for a year. Despite the many differences, they were consistently fascinated with the first snowfall. Here in Minnesota snowfall is about as common as breathing air. However I quickly became aware that in some regions of the world snow either doesn’t fall at all or barely falls before melting away. You might be able to relate. So each year my friends would find creative ways to celebrate the new snow by sliding down hills, having snow fights, making angels, snowmen, the works! When I saw snowfall, I knew exactly where to find my friends 
What are your favorite memories of falling snow?
