@doodlyroses

The adventures, thoughts, and general scrawlings of a classical pianist


Music

  • The Autograph Scam

    Update June 2017 (really?): I’m just going to ruin the punchline for you here: this post ends with the conclusion that random unspecific autograph requests are not a scam. I keep getting angry messages from autograph collectors telling me off for calling them scammers. (Also a lot of you seem to be angry at me for… Continue reading

  • Steinway Hall

    Well guys, I’m feeling kind of dead tired. I spent a week in New York, and then a week in LA, and now I have to get back into my non-traveling routine. I did have time to put together a post about one of the highlights of my New York trip—a visit to Steinway Hall… Continue reading

  • Piano Hunting

    One exciting (for me) development in my life right now is my epic search for THE ONE. And when I say “The One,” I’m not talking about silly things like soul mates or…whatever else people consider important. No, this is something of far greater consequence—a piano. For the past two years my family has had… Continue reading