08 Feb 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP227: Travis Lohmann Paints Musical Portraits

PPP227: Travis Lohmann Paints Musical Portraits

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Travis Lohmann is a composer and piano teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. We first met Travis on the podcast when he chatted with Jeremy Duck and me about church modes in episode 207.You can listen to PPP207: Teacher Chat about Church Modes with Jeremy Duck and Travis Lohmann here.I invited him back today to share his personal piano story as well as his current composition project. Listen to the full episode here Here is a short video clip from my interview with Travis Lohmann Travis works out his compositions with old-fashioned pencil and paper. Each page in his music journal…
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01 Feb 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP226: Musical Mystery Opus 2, No. 3 “An Unsung Hero” (If you’ll pardon the pun)

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

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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…
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04 May 2020
By Shelly Davis
PPP191: May the Fourth be with You – May You be the Force

PPP191: May the Fourth be with You – May You be the Force

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Happy Star Wars Day!! Disclaimer: I'm not really a big Star Wars fan but I do love special days to commemorate fun things like Pi Day (3/14) and Piano Day (88th day of the year). Any day is a good day for a celebration! Listen to the full episode here Resources mentioned on today's show Star Wars Day PPP073: A Break in Your Routine is Good Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" New York's Carnegie Hall Opening Day, May 5, 1891 Philippians 4  For true Star Wars fans:  From ClassicalMPR - Star Wars Music: What were John Williams' classical influences? Hit Song…
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