Sir Joel

Sir Joel Welcome to my page! My name is Sir Joel. Here is where I share my thoughts, recordings, and projects I've been working on.

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A student got this for me a couple of days ago…thinking I might like this. Lol like is an understatement. Never knew a g...
01/29/2022

A student got this for me a couple of days ago…thinking I might like this. Lol like is an understatement. Never knew a graphic novel like this existed…it’s something else…




11/13/2021

Starting with the end in mind. While everyone else is playing Chopin, I started working on this Moszkowski etude. Once you get the hang of it, it’s fun to play…hopefully I’ll have this down by the end of the month!







11/02/2021

At the heart of the pastoral dream is the idea that we will achieve happiness and inner piece by living a simpler life. In a way, it’s a paradox: wanting more out of life by wanting less. An analogy could be made with most pastoral-influenced music: there is a simpleness in in the music that turns away from complexity, at least on the surface.

Beethoven’s pastoral dream in real life was not fake or just something following what was “in” during the time. He loved being in the nature, and seemed to be at his creative best while taking walks in the woods. It is not far-fetched to think that to Beethoven, nature was closer to his music than the minds of human beings were: nature had beauty, harmony, power, and so many other things we associate with Beethoven’s music.

Beethoven Sonata No. 15 Op. 28 - “Pastorale”





“That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great ...
10/23/2021

“That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.” - Maria Callas

I had the chance to see this statue of the late great Maria Callas a few days after it was unveiled in Athens. Although the face of the sculpture doesn’t resemble “La Divina,” it was interesting to think about how she walked the same path on the way to her debut in Athens at the theatre her statue faces.

07/15/2021

Retelling the tale of the pandemic of 2020…







When your dog 🐶 silently judges your practice session…. . .lo...
07/04/2021

When your dog 🐶 silently judges your practice session…. .





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06/29/2021

Carl Czerny, Composer of Piano Exercises said:

"Do you ask me how good a piano player you may become? Then tell me how much you practice the scales."

Lol trying to get around scales by practicing Czerny 🤪🤪


06/25/2021

"Bluebird, for me, is filled with a variety of influences, from Debussy and Satie, and is an expression of love and hope. It is born out of improvisation. I wanted to write something that expressed a certain innocence and purity. There’s so much trauma around us right now and I wanted to share a moment of calm, beauty and consolation. There isn’t enough of that in the world." -Alexis Ffrench

Such a beautiful contemporary piece!!!


06/24/2021

Satie on this rainy day in Houston! Did you know when he passed away, friends found over a 100 umbrellas in his apartment?!

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