Liza Stepanova shares about her musical background from Belarus to Germany to America, her approach to practicing, and her teaching philosophy.

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Sergio Gallo shares a performance of Paralipomenes a la Divine Commedia by Franz Liszt with our listeners, opening with a short discussion on his career, significance of this work, and the process of learning this piece.

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Ipek Brooks shares about her musical beginnings in Turkey, her studies in New York and Georgia, her passion for teaching, and her interests in electro-acoustic music.

Jonathan Klein shares about his piano journey from childhood to thriving private studio, the challenges and joys of teaching, and book recommendations.

Angela Duncan shares about her education in HongKong, coming to America as a teenager, returning to music after studying psychology, and ambitions and dreams for the future.

Yanni Chan shares about learning piano in Macau, overcoming performance injury, and her dreams and plans for the future.

Laura Lozier shares about the intersection of her philosophy training with music, her thoughts on how to nurture love of music into the future, and encouragement for young musicians about making the world a better place through music.

Amanda Sacchitello gives advice to college students on how to enjoy college, shares about taking group piano lessons with her family, and discusses her approach to teaching.

Sarah Elias shares about how to motivate your students to practice, how to juggle a busy schedule as a professor and a mom, and what growing up in a household of professional musicians was like.

Cellist Justin Dougherty discusses finding his way as a professional musician through the development of skills outside of academia, the importance of communicating realistic expectations to parents, and his interest in new music.