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For Part 2 of Season 3, Episode 13 feat. Krista Jadro (Music Learning Specialist/Founder of Music Learning Academy) with a guest co-host, Siliana Chiliachka, you will hear our discussions on:

✅ What is sequencing in the Music Learning Theory?

✅ What is so different about MLT from traditional teaching/learning music?

✅ Why is so much attention focused on tonal and rhythm audiation?and more!

🎧 Did you miss Part 1 of this episode? Catch up by tapping here: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-piano-pod/841685/

[Guest: Krista Jadro]

• 🌐Music Learning Academy: https://www.musiclearningacademy.com/

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• 📻Krista’s Podcast on Audiation-based teaching/learning: https://keystomusiclearning.buzzsprout.com/

[Guest Co-host: Siliana Chiliachka]

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The Piano Pod is a bi-monthly podcast🎙 show hosted by Yukimi Song--classical pianist & educator from NYC. The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.

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I had a wonderful conversation with Krista Jadro, Music Learning Theory Specialist and Founder of Music Learning Academy, for this episode.

🤔What is Music Learning Theory? What is audiation-based music teaching/learning? Krista explained and went deeper into these questions, and we discussed more MLT-related topics during the interview session.

For Part 1 of this episode, we discussed the following:

✅ How do we learn when we learn music?

✅ What cognitive process do we go through when we listen to, perform, create, read, and write music??

and more!

Krista invites you to the pedagogy of Edwin E. Gordon, music education researcher & pioneer, and the world of Music Learning Theory!

Since MLT (Music Learning Theory) was new territory for me, I asked Siliana to join me as a guest co-host of the show to assist me – she was a fabulous addition to the episode!

🎧 Part 2 will be released on March 7, 2023.

[Guest: Krista Jadro]

• 🌐Music Learning Academy

• 😃Krista’s Facebook Group

• 📻Krista’s Podcast on Audiation-based teaching/learning

[Guest Co-host: Siliana Chiliachka]

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[The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]

The Piano Pod is a bi-monthly podcast🎙 show hosted by Yukimi Song--classical pianist & educator from NYC. The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.

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Here is the little teaser of The Piano Pod’s latest episode with a guest, Krista Jadro: Music Learning Theory Specialist & Founder of Music Learning Academy, with a guest co-host, Siliana Chiliachka: Pianist/Educator and MLT Specialist.

I had a wonderful conversation with Krista Jadro, Music Learning Theory Specialist and Founder of Music Learning Academy, for this episode. 

🤔What is Music Learning Theory? What is audiation-based music teaching/learning? Krista explained and went deeper into these questions, and we discussed more MLT-related topics during the interview session. 

• ✅ How do we learn when we learn music?
• ✅ What cognitive process do we go through when we listen to, perform, create, read, and write music??
• ✅ What kind of teaching sequences should music teachers take so that students of all levels understand what they are listening to, performing, creating, reading, and writing music?

Hey, fellow 🎹 teachers who are just starting your teaching career or have been teaching for decades (like me!), you do not want to miss this episode. Krista invites you to the pedagogy of Edwin E. Gordon, music education researcher & pioneer, and the world of Music Learning Theory!

Since MLT is a big topic, so the episode will be divided into two parts. Part one will be released on Tues, Feb 28, and part 2 will be out on Tues, March 7!

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• Writer: Yukimi Song 
• Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio LLC (https://yukimisongstudio.com)
• Host: Yukimi Song
• Co-Host: Siliana Chiliachka

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I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Jee-Hoon Krska: founder of Keys 2 Success, MIT-grad Electrical Engineer, & Juilliard-trained pianist.

Since the launch of The Piano Pod, I have wanted to interview Dr. Krska so badly, so finally, my dream came true today!

So, what exactly is her non-profit, Keys 2 Success? It is a program founded in 2016 by Dr. Krska. She wanted to provide the young children of Newark the cultural enrichment to improve their lives growing up in the most underserved areas in Newark, NJ, through music education.

So, in this episode, you will hear topics such as:

• The key to successfully building a strong, enriching, and inclusive community

• How her musical career helped her achieve a successful academic career at MIT, fulfill her career as an engineer, and eventually found and run a non-profit organization.

• The true meaning of inclusion

and more!

Jee-Hoon is an incredible person, strong/kind/generous, and an excellent storyteller--you get to hear how she overcame her challenges in her youth and became who she is today.

• 📰Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heaven-earth-jee-hoon-krska/

• 📱 Instagram.

• 😀 Facebook

• 🎗️Let’s support Keys 2 Newark

• 📺 Keys 2 Story origin story.

• 🎹 Jee-Hoon’s performance.

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[The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]

The Piano Pod is a bi-monthly podcast🎙 show hosted by Yukimi Song--classical pianist & educator from NYC. The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.

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• 😎 Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song

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Here is the little teaser of The Piano Pod’s latest episode with a guest., Dr. Jee-Hoon Krska: Founder of Keys 2 Success, Electrical Engineer, & Pianist, which premieres this Tuesday, February 7, at 8:00 pm ET.

Please continue listening to the conversation with Dr. Jee-Hoon Krska by downloading the entire episode, which will be released and available this Tuesday, Feb 7, at 8 pm Eastern Time on all the podcasting platforms! 

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I had the privilege of interviewing Mr. Pablo Estigarribia, 2022 Latin Grammy Winner & Tango pianist/arranger/composer! We discussed Pablo’s Latin Grammy Award-Winning album, “Horacio Salgán Piano Transcriptions,” his path to becoming a tango pianist, his performance at one of the most famous Jazz venues in the world, Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC, his passion for composing, arranging and teaching, and more. He also explained the distinctive characteristics of Argentine tango music and shared the secrets to playing tango piano music stylistically.

[About Mr. Pablo Estigarribia]

Mr. Estigarribia began training as a classical pianist, studied at the National Conservatory in Buenos Aires, performed on prominent concert stages in Argentina, and collaborated with the Congress Chamber Orchestra, the National Radio Orchestra, and the Chaco Symphony, among many others. Seeking to broaden his musical horizons beyond the classical realm, Mr. Estigarribia took a brief detour through jazz, where he discovered tango in 2005. He rapidly established his reputation as a nuanced and masterful tango performer and recording artist worldwide. His album Tangos Para Piano (EPSA) won the prestigious 2015 Gardel Prize for Best Tango Album by a New Artist. Mr. Estigarribia is also a dedicated educator. He aims to share the beauty of tango’s rich lineage and reopen the passage of tango repertoire with new generations of musicians through his compositions, teaching, and performances.

• 🎹 YouTube

• 🎧 Spotify

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[The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]

Hey, 🎹 lovers out there! The Piano Pod is a bi-monthly podcast🎙 show hosted by Yukimi Song--classical pianist & educator from NYC. Twice a month, I get to talk about PIANO with a guest speaker who has been breaking exciting new ground in the classical music industry. The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.

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This is a teaser for this season’s 11th episode, feat. Mr. Pablo Estigarribia, 2022 Latin Grammy Winner & Tango pianist/arranger/composer! 

During the interview session, we discussed Pablo’s Latin Grammy Award-Winning album, “Horacio Salgán Piano Transcriptions,” his path to becoming a tango pianist, his performance at one of the most famous Jazz venues in the world, Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC, his passion for composing, arranging and teaching, and more. He also explained the distinctive characteristics of Argentine tango music and shared the secrets to playing tango piano music stylistically.  

The full episode will be released tonight (Tues 1/24) at 8:00pm! So, be sure to download and rate our show!

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Yukimi and Clara had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Yui a week ago, and what a great way to start our New Year! 

During the interview, she shared many fun anecdotes from her concert tours, advice/wisdom from her extensive teaching career, her current project on Asian composers, her vision for the classical music industry, and more!

Ms. Yui is a multifaceted artist -- concert pianist, lecturer, teacher, author, and musical director. She has performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia as a recitalist in venues such as Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and the Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum in Budapest, among other major concert venues around the world. 

Her CD album of the music of Carl Maria von Weber and Jan Ladislav Dussek was awarded the highest rating by the French music magazine, Pianiste. In addition, her DVD/Blu-ray recording with commentary of four piano sonatas by Beethoven received rave reviews from music critics. 

As a dedicated educator, Ms. Yui teaches Keyboard Literature at the Juilliard School Extension and Graduate Piano Literature, Keyboard Skills, and Piano Music by Asian Composers at the Manhattan School of Music. 

The video version of this episode is also available on YouTube.

Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song (yukimisong.com) 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio LLC (yukimisongstudio.com) 👯‍♀️ Co-hosts: Clara Zhang (rationalmusic.com) & Yukimi Song 📱Social Media: Yukimi Song 📱Social Media Asia: Clara Zhang 

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[Dr. Lisa Yui] 

• 🌐 Website: https://lisayui.com
• 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LivesOfThePiano
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For the final episode of 2022, we interviewed Dr. Magdalena Stern-Baczewska on a Saturday afternoon and had a great time chatting with her about 🎹 and harpsichord!

Ms. Baczewska is both a concert pianist and a harpsichordist. Have you watched her double performances of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations--first by performing on the harpsichord, then on the piano in one concert back to back 🤯? If not, we urge you to watch it here: https://youtu.be/oLAQPrOGqJo!

During the interview session, we talked about Magdalena's multifaceted career as a concert pianist/harpsichordist, her collaborations with prominent composers: from an award-winning composer, Tan Dun, to a multi-genre composer/rapper, Gene Pritsker, her recordings including "Music for Dreams" collaborated with a medical team specialized in the research and treatment of sleep disorders, her vision for music education, and more!

[Magdalena Stern-Baczewska -- Innovative Keyboardist, Yamaha Artist, & Educator]

🌐https://www.magdalenanyc.com/

Hailed by the press as "One of the most innovative, even radical classical keyboardists in the U.S.," Ms. Baczewska enjoys a multifaceted career as a concert pianist/harpsichordist, educator, and speaker. Having made her solo debut at age 12 in her native country, Poland, she performed internationally with the world's leading orchestras, such as Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and China National Symphony, among many others. 

She has toured Europe and the U.S. with double performances of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations--first by performing on the harpsichord, then on the piano in one concert, which had not been done since Rosalyn Tureck's Carnegie Hall performance in 1977.

Ms. Baczewska is also a recording artist. Her recordings include pieces by traditional composers such as Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Debussy, as well as contemporary composers such as the Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Tan Dun and more. In addition, she recorded an album called, Hip-Hopsichord, with an NYC-based composer and rapper, Gene Pritsker. This inventive album combines the virtuosity of harpsichord playing with electronic hip-hop/techno/r&b rhythms. 

Ms. Baczewska is a professor of music and Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University, and she has given master classes and lectures around the world. In addition to sharing the timeless beauty of the music through her performance and recordings, her musical mission is to educate her audiences in each performance by giving them tools to enjoy music more profoundly. 
 

🎧As always, the audio version of this episode is available simultaneously wherever you get your podcast: https://linktr.ee/TPP2.0.
 

[The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century] podcast show about 🎹 for ALL pianists 

Hey, 🎹 lovers out there! We are The Piano Pod, a bi-monthly podcast🎙 show hosted by Yukimi Song and Clara Zhang--classical pianists & educators from NYC. Our podcast show is for anyone who plays the piano for fun, loves listening to piano music, is currently pursuing a career in piano, or works professionally in the music industry. 

Twice a month, we interview a guest speaker who has been breaking exciting new ground in the music industry. Started during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to adjust to the new musical reality, the goals of The Piano Pod are to examine the traditions of the piano, adapt them, and expand its capabilities in this modern era. 

• 😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song
• 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio
• 👯‍♀️ Co-hosts: Clara Zhang & Yukimi Song
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We had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Rae de Lisle from New Zealand for this season's 8th episode.

Dr. Rae de Lisle is a world-class piano pedagogue who has produced many exceptional piano students of major competition winners in New Zealand and internationally throughout her outstanding teaching career.

Because of her own challenging experience at the height of her concert pianist career, Dr. de Lisle became a dedicated piano pedagogue, and researcher whose groundbreaking Ph.D. research into focal dystonia has gained international recognition and led to presentations and keynote speeches worldwide.

Her experience in teaching students from the very beginning to international competition winners, as well as her studies with renowned pedagogues Brigitte Wild (student of Claudio Arrau), Cyril Smith (student of Rachmaninoff), and Maria Curcio (student of Artur Schnabel), gives her a unique perspective on the development of injury-preventative piano technique at every level, from the beginner to the advanced pianist.

In this episode, Dr. de Lisle shares the painful experience she endured as a pianist, her research on focal dystonia, her philosophy of modern piano technique, and more. She will also share her latest publication of, “Fit 4 Piano,” exclusive for our audience! 

😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song

🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio

👯‍♀️ Co-hosts: Clara Zhang & Yukimi Song

📱Social Media: Yukimi Song

📱Social Media Asia: Clara Zhang

[Dr. Rae de Lisle] 

Rae's expertise as a teacher and leading researcher in focal dystonia and injury prevention in musicians is built on the foundations of her earlier career as a concert pianist. For almost twenty years, Rae was a prolific performer, playing around a hundred concerts a year, both nationally and internationally, as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician. As a result of an overuse injury that abruptly ended her performance career, her teaching became her focus. Her own search for recovery led Rae towards the research into injury prevention and rehabilitation. 

Rae has since been involved in assisting of many high-profile pianists, including New Zealand’s leading concert pianist, Michael Houstoun to recover from injury. At the university, Rae is the coordinator of the Musicians' Health Programme, a collaborative program between the School of Medicine and the School of Music. As a result of Rae's research into the biomechanics of piano technique and injury prevention, Rae has devised a set of exercises suitable for students of all levels, which deal with the most basic movements involved in piano playing. In the years since these exercises were introduced to the students majoring in Piano Performance at the University of Auckland, there has been a reduction in the injuries reported. Rae has since expanded these exercises further into a multi-media publication as part of a research project, Fit 4 Piano. 

🌐 https://www.raedelisle.com/ 

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