Musical Mystery Archives - Piano Parent Podcast

14Aug 2023 by Shelly Davis

PPP 346: ICYMI Replay Musical Mystery Opus 1, No. 1 “Wishful Thinking”

200 episodes ago, I published my first musical mystery. I'm sharing it again today to prepare for the upcoming 200th anniversary of one of this composer's greatest hits! Listen to the full episode here Resources mentioned in today's show Visit the original show notes for PPP 146 here. Social Sharables Click an image to share directly to your pinterest account. Download an image to share in your social circles. If the image isn't branded, please link back to this page and help us spread the word about all the great resources at Piano Parent Podcast. Thank you! Thanks for listening! To share your thoughts:Leave a note in the comment section belowAsk a question at pianoparentpodcast@gmail.comShare this show on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and PinterestTo help out the show:Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast player. Leave an…

27Mar 2023 by Shelly Davis

PPP 326: Musical Mystery Opus 4, No. 2 “Turn out the lights, the party’s over!”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s radio show “The Rest of the Story”, this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar.I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “Where words fail, music speaks”- a quote by Hans Christian Andersen. Today’s musical mystery will tell you the story of an occasion where words could have gotten you fired so music was the only way to communicate.In this instance, an even more timely quote might be Victor Hugo’s “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”…

11Apr 2022 by Shelly Davis

PPP 286: Musical Mystery Opus 3, No. 4 “One Hit Wonder”

Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s radio show “The Rest of the Story”, this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar; in this case, you will hear the story of a very famous "One Hit Wonder". Resources used to write this musical mystery Carnegie Hall William Burnet Tuthill Archives –William Burnet Tuthill Collection - surveys and data William Burnet Tuthill Collection - drawings Video “The Birth of Carnegie Hall” Video “Opening Night 1891” Video “Tchaikovsky, New York, and Carnegie Hall” Five Facts About Opening NightWebsites –Acoustic…

31Jan 2022 by Shelly Davis

PPP276: Musical Mystery Opus 3, No. 3 “Arriving and Reviving”

Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of how one young musician convinced his older and wiser teacher to try something new by singing something old. Listen to the full episode here Every January 1 my husband's family gathers, not only to bring in the new year but to celebrate my father-in-law on his birthday. It's always a nice post-Christmas, pre-back-to-normal celebration. This year, among the many various topics of conversation, my daughter and nieces were talking about the recent passing of Betty White. They, like many others of their generation, were cheering for Betty to reach her 100th birthday on January 17. They were sincerely saddened that she died…

08Nov 2021 by Shelly Davis

PPP266: Musical Mystery Opus 3, No. 2 “Down in History”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s radio show “The Rest of the Story”, this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar.In this case, I will tell you the story of a young author who never wrote the great American novel but still managed to go "Down in History". Here is his story: Listen to the full episode here First, a word from our sponsor... Robert grew up in Long Island, New York with his brother and two sisters. One of Robert's sisters was Margaret. Remember that name because it will be…

30Aug 2021 by Shelly Davis

PPP256: Musical Mystery Opus 3, No. 1 “The Original Piano Guy”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar; in this case, I will tell you the story of the person I am calling "The Original Piano Guy". Listen to the full episode here Happy September!!! Did you know that September is National Piano Month? I tried to find out how these things are decided or why September was chosen for this special honor but I came up empty. I did discover this, in 1991, the National Piano Foundation selected…

21Jun 2021 by Shelly Davis

PPP246: Musical Mystery – Opus 2, No. 5 “Her Declaration of Independence”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar; in this case, I will tell you the story of a young woman who had no choice but to declare her own independence. Listen to the full episode here Here, in America, we are approaching our annual birthday celebration. July 4th commemorates the day our founding fathers let King George know he wasn't the boss of us anymore.As I was researching our mystery guest for today's show, I discovered that she…

12Apr 2021 by Shelly Davis

PPP236: Musical Mystery Opus 2, No. 4 “Live from the Poodle Dog Cafe”

Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar.You may have heard the expression, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” It is attributed to the Roman philosopher, Seneca and my take on this quote is basically you make your own luck when you put in the work, the preparation, and then use what you’ve prepared when the opportunity presents itself.I almost titled today’s show, “When preparation tells opportunity to buckle up” because the person we are going to…

01Feb 2021 by Shelly Davis

PPP226: Musical Mystery Opus 2, No. 3 “An Unsung Hero” (If you’ll pardon the pun)

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s radio show “The Rest of the Story”, this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musician or song or a moment in music history. I use these musical mysteries to tell you something you might not know about someone or something that is somewhat familiar; in this case, I will tell you the story of a very well-known, yet unsung hero (if you'll pardon the pun). Listen to the full episode here An Unsung Hero Who doesn't love a hero? The kind of character that swoops in at the most intense moment to save the day, defeat the enemy, take us to new heights? A real hero is not only strong and commanding but…

09Nov 2020 by Shelly Davis

PPP216: Musical Mystery Opus 2, No. 2, “One Night at the Opera”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a musical group who had an unexpected interruption during their performance at the Opera House in the oldest town in Texas. Listen to the full episode here This story is about a mother's desire to give her young sons something productive to do to keep them from getting mixed up with the wrong crowd on the streets of New York. While her plan worked, it didn't turn out exactly the way she might have imagined. Happy Birthday, Minnie! In true Piano Parent fashion, our story today begins with the mother of a group of entertainers. On this day, November 9, 1864, Minnie Shoenberg…

08Jun 2020 by Shelly Davis

PPP196: Musical Mystery Opus 2, No. 1 “Yeah, but will they fall for it?”

Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you a Musical Mystery; the lesser known story of someone or something you’ve likely heard about all your life. Listen to the full episode here Today's Musical Mystery started with a song. I only wanted to learn more about the history of a familiar tune but like most good mysteries, my research took me on a journey around the world and introduced me to some very interesting characters along the way. The result is less about the origin of the song and more about three ingenious dreamers who refused to let obstacles get in their way. Commodore Vanderbilt Wood, Jr. Our first dreamer started his career at…

30Mar 2020 by Shelly Davis

PPP186: Musical Mystery, Opus 1, No. 5, “He Taught Her a Lesson”

Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a simple little song that keeps finding its way to the top of international charts and in the hearts of multiple generations. Listen to the full episode here Have you ever found yourself in an embarrassing situation? Have you ever been caught in a lie? If so, then you can sympathize with one of the characters in today’s story. On the flip side, what would y ou do if you learned someone had lied about you? Would you call them out? Would you ‘teach them a lesson’? Let’s find out what really happened in today’s Musical Mystery, Opus 1, No. 5, “He Taught…

20Jan 2020 by Shelly Davis

PPP176: Musical Mystery Opus 1, No. 4, Chris’ Sister

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you a Musical Mystery; the lesser known story of someone or something you’ve likely heard about all your life. Listen to the full episode here I have long said that younger siblings have a huge advantage when they hear their older siblings practice piano. They hear songs before they try to read them or play them. They learn that you have to make a few mistakes before you can master a piece. Because of this, music and learning to play piano seems to come more naturally to little brothers and sisters. I think you will find that to be the case in today’s story about Chris’s…

28Oct 2019 by Shelly Davis

PPP166: Musical Mystery Opus 1, No. 3 “A Simple Little Song”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of a simple little song that keeps finding its way to the top of international charts and in the hearts of multiple generations. Listen to the full episode here This story is about a simple love song, but not the typical kind of love that you might be imaging. It doesn’t tell the story of romantic love that was doomed to fail, nor does it carry any of the harsh feelings that often accompany a breakup. It’s a song about love that is whole-hearted but definitely not unconditional. It’s also a kind of David and Goliath story but by the end of the story…

19Aug 2019 by Shelly Davis

PPP156: Musical Mystery Opus 1, No. 2 “What Frank Saw”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

In the style of Mike Rowe's "The Way I Heard It" and Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story" this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast brings you the backstory of one of America's most well-known songs. Listen to the full episode here Resources for this Musical Mystery Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue by Ace Collins Sampler of American Songs by Maymie Krythe Details of the battle at Fort McHenry Lt. Col. Armistead's account of the battle See the Fort McHenry flag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiVryYnzmdI Thanks for listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below Ask a question at pianoparentpodcast@gmail.com Share this show on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest To help out the show: leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews help other piano parents and teachers find the…

10Jun 2019 by Shelly Davis

PPP146: Musical Mystery Opus 1, No. 1 “Wishful Thinking”

Music HIstory, Musical Mystery, Podcast

If you are a regular listener to podcasts, chances are you have heard the popular “The Way I Heard It” written and produced by Mike Rowe. You may remember Mike Rowe as the host of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” program. In his podcast, “The Way I Heard It”, Mike weaves a story, dropping hints about a seemingly obscure event only to reveal, at last, that he is telling the backstory of a well known person or event. His show is similar to Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” if you listened to radio in the 1970’s.Please listen to Mike Rowe’s podcast after you listen to this story. One, I’m selfish and hope to keep you here and two, his polished story will sound so much better after hearing…