Word: blacklow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Blacklow practices the piano about four straight hours each day, and stresses that intense concentration on a pieces more important than the actual number of hours spent on it. "Being in the world of the piece is crucial," he explains. "I can tell when I'm not practicing well because I'm thinking about other things...
...classical music enthusiast whose taste ranges from orchestral music to Gregorian chant. Blacklow says that his taste for the piano began as early as age two. When he picked out tunes on the family's instrument. He commenced with lessons at age six, and advanced to recitals and "master classes" at ten years...
...master class," a teacher instructs students in front of the rest of the class-Blacklow describes this as "the hardest type of playing situation." He adds, "at first, I saw these classes only as something to get nervous about," but he says that now he has cultivated an enjoyment for this and all types of performance...
...Blacklow recalls one particular master class he enrolled in at Tanglewood one summer as the most challenging. He says that, at Tanglewood, "suddenly, nobody's impressed with what you're doing at all. They criticize and make suggestions, and can see through all your mistakes...
...Blacklow adds, "a piece is something really personal that I've been working on for a long time, and they see it objectively...