School’s almost out, summer is calling, and this week on The Piano Pedagogy Playlist we’re packing up the car and heading out on a musical road trip.

Join me for a journey from Chicago through the Great Smoky Mountains and on to Myrtle Beach as I explore music by Chicago composer Christopher Goldston, along with one special selection connected to the legacy of his mother, Margaret Goldston — one of the most influential voices in late twentieth-century piano pedagogy.

Along the way we’ll encounter energetic pop-inspired rhythms, mountain scenery, rolling ocean waves, a dramatic seaside cadenza, and a touching musical collaboration that feels as though the trip wasn’t only geographical, but also across generations.

Open Road

Christopher Goldston Early Intermediate

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Mountain Waterfall (from The Great Smokies)

Christopher Goldston Intermediate

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Seagulls Over Myrtle Beach

Margaret Goldston Intermediate

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Wishing

Christopher Goldston Intermediate

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