ALAN HUCKLEBERRY, PIANIST
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Here we go!

8/17/2014

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This fall I am going up for promotion to full professor. In preparation for that, I have been putting together my materials. That includes putting together giant three ring binders of programs, syllabi, CDs, reviews, conference books, articles, thank you cards...basically my professional life on paper. While extremely tedious, this is an exercise, which I would recommend that everyone should do from time to time.  It is an excellent way to take stock of the past, to think about where you are at the moment, and to be inspired to think of new ideas for the future. I can see very clearly, laid out on the table, what all I have accomplished in the past five years. I am very proud of that.  But it also shows me what all I have yet to do and that excites me. It is easy to go back to school, thinking "Just another fall semester, teaching the same classes, the same students, working with the same colleagues..." But when you realize how different and exciting things can be, what great opportunities are out there, then everything seems new and motivating!
So, I encourage every student, every teacher, regardless of age or field, to search for new perspectives, new goals, new ideas, and new dreams.  Otherwise, there really isn't a reason to do it.

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Jack Ryan link
1/3/2018 11:49:03 am

I was about to give up the piano. For 10 years, I spent many hundreds of dollars and a lot of time with scales and all this entails.
Progress was extremely slow and at times it felt like a battle with no end.

Now, thanks to some simple exercises I came across, I’ve picked up more in a few days than with the all the other methods I’ve tried.
I'm playing songs I never thought I'd play and can't wait to see how far I can go.

If anyone's interested, this is what helped me:

http://www.bestquicktips.com/play-piano-like-a-pro

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Alex Decker
2/21/2021 05:38:48 pm

I started some new lessons a few weeks ago I’m virtually ecstatic with how I’ve finally managed to play after a year of slogging away trying to learn to read music. I’ve given up on that and I’m really learning so quickly now by applying some simple tips:

https://parthjuneja.co/play-piano-like-a-pro

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  • Alan Huckleberry for School Board
  • Personal Biography
  • Professional Biography
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    • Professional photos
    • Personal Photos
  • Performances
  • Piano Ped at Iowa
    • The University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Video Recording Project
    • University of Iowa >
      • The University of Iowa School of Music
      • University of Iowa Undergraduate Piano Program
      • University of Iowa Graduate Piano Program
      • Directions to School of Music, UCC
    • The University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Wiki Site
    • Pre-College Piano Conservatory
  • Contact
  • Poulenc Trio