Creative Process

OnLine Piano Lessons

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A couple of years ago, I started teaching a few lessons on Skype. For those of you who don’t know what Skype is, it’s another way to chat online, but it’s coolest feature is the video phone call. At first it was just an experiment, with the bonus of getting to keep in touch with some of my more advanced students through weekly and semi-weekly lessons. I got to keep an eye on how they progressed in the world and in music. I love that the internet makes this a possibility!

Well, it turns out that Skype lessons work really well! There are a few requirements including a high speed internet connection and either a laptop or a computer with a moveable camera, so I can see your fingers on the keyboard. There’s also age requirement, let’s say 15 and younger need to have special permission.

I’m currently accepting piano and composition students on Skype and would love to talk with you about the possibility!

Kate at the piano
Piano Lesson
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Taxi Road Rally 2010

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And it went on and on… I loved every minute of the Road Rally this year! I saw old friends from years past and made a pile of new ones. I learned new things and was reminded of good ideas to implement. An amazing cast of incredible teachers and advocates including, Debra Russell, Ariel Hyatt, Steven Memel, Bob Baker, John Braheny, and of course Michael Laskow, our fearless leader!

The rally ended on Sunday night (or Monday morning depending how you look at it), but there were a several of us who just couldn’t let it be finished. We got together for a walk on the beach and hooked up for drinks late in the evening dragging it out into a-whole-nother day and into the night. As our numbers dwindled and the bar was closed down one last time our spirits started realizing that, yes, this had to end…

Goodbye, Taxi Road Rally! See you next year! XOXOXO!!!

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The Last Survivors of Taxi Road Rally 2010

Kate Kohler, Bill Gordon, Rexx Fischer and Jackie Kavan

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Coffee and People

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I walked to the Venice Grind today for a cup of coffee, today. Actually, I walked to the post office to mail something first. I also found out that there is a library and a great second hand store near my home. Oh, and a coffee shop, so I sat down and sipped my double latte with great enjoyment and watched the people going by, my pen poised above my workbook open to my latest song.

There is a balance between alone time and time with people when you are a creative soul. There can absolutely be too much or too little of either. So, sometimes in the morning when I need to get some work done, first I pick up my body and walk it out the door, and usually end up at a coffee shop to sit with my thoughts and let life bustle around me. Just being near all of that energy and maybe finding a little interaction with the barista or the person at the next table can sustain me for the rest of the work day. Other humans are good! Life is good! And so was the coffee…

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