The Tyranny of Traditions in Piano Teaching; A Critical History from Clementi to the Present

Walter Ponce, former chair of the piano department at UCLA and an internationally acclaimed performer, will talk about his recently published book “The Tyranny of Traditions in Piano Teaching,” questioning the received wisdom of piano pedagogy of the past two centuries. _____ Please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Faced with the pandemic, and the closure of the physical campus of the Berkshire School in Sheffield MA, rather than being defeated by COVID-19, Berkshire High Peaks Festival mounted its 11th annual festival virtually! All 22 festival events--talks, master classes, and performances--from July 20 - 31 are free and available to audiences via Zoom and/or live streamed here on our YouTube channel, with links provided prior to each event. At the core of the ten-day festival are more than 40 international students of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment. Students receive their lessons using platforms designed to enhance sound quality and allow for teacher and student to actually share music across screens: master classes will be open to the public. See the full calendar and register for performances! http://berkshirehighpeaksmusic.org/ #musicundefeated