Notes From Under The Piano

The Sound of Silence

No, not the Simon & Garfunkel hit from 1964! How do “rests” or silences placed by composers in music have a profound effect on listeners?  Feel the emotional impact of…

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A Day in the Life of a Pair of Violists

Are audiences aware of the many mini-dramas that may be unfolding on stage during a performance?  Maestro Maull shares a funny and real story from his days in the Louisville…

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The More We Perceive…The More We Receive

What happens when you give something your undivided attention? A chance to perceive more!  How did a visit to Africa illustrate this? Notes from Under the Piano is available on your…

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Outdoor Concerts

Are you aware of all the extra drama going on behind the scenes at outdoor concerts?  Find out in this new episode! Notes from Under the Piano is available on your…

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That’s My Son!

Maestro Maull’s father was totally unafraid to talk to perfect strangers – how did this play out during a concert at the New Jersey Statehouse? Notes from Under the Piano is…

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The Good News

At Abraham Lincoln High School, which Maestro Maull attended in the 1960’s, not a peep of student noise came from the classroom of Dr. Saul Feinberg’s “Perceptive Listening Class”.  How…

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I was thrilled when I finished listening to your second episode of my favorite piece of music. I always got emotional when I ‘heard’ the second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh [Symphony], but this time I was deeply touched as I could do much more than just ‘hearing’, I could finally ‘listen’ to Beethoven!

— Inside Music radio listener

 

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