Summertime evokes the image of lakes, and the languid flow of lakes reminds one of the fluidity of some piano pieces. Probably the first c...

  Water is a favorite muse in classical piano music, with composers using flowing arpeggios, shimmering chords, and cascading scales to capt...

  April is Poetry Month. Many classical piano composers found inspiration in poetry, either by setting poems to vocal music with piano accom...

What’s a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a romantic piano piece? Sweeping melodies from the Romantic era, focusing on them...

The first snowfalls have arrived. Many piano composers lived in areas that experienced snow, which inspired the following pieces. Claude D...

  It’s the autumn season with leaves falling. When combining the idea of leaves and classical composers, two results are possible: piano pie...

  Classical piano composers received training through private instruction from experienced musicians, formal education at music conservatori...

 Tomoko is known for both her piano performance and her piano teaching ability. Those same skills and careers apply to several outstanding c...

  As fall can evoke a romantic spirit, let’s celebrate five Romantic composers who began their lives in October. Verdi was born October 9 ...

Tomoko enjoys films, and appreciates the music that is incorporated into them.  One specialized type of film is animated films, which starte...

  As a piano student, Tomoko took courses in composition, and she has great sensitivity to a composer’s nuanced musical approach and style. ...

  Some of Tomoko’s favorite composers wrote Christmas music for the piano. Liszt, for example, composed a suite of twelve pieces: Weihnach...

  In July several countries celebrate the spirit of freedom and independence: National Canada Day on July 1, the U.S. Independence Day on Ju...

  Summer is a great time to travel, and Tomoko has enjoyed traveling since she was a young woman. Now with the pandemic, it is harder to tra...

Even as a child, Tomoko looked to Europe for musical inspiration. When Tomoko was in college, she loved to go to concerts when European...