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It’s just a birthday thing 🎁

Published 10 days ago • 3 min read
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Hi Reader,

What are your Labor Day plans?

Mine is to give presents to five family members. Every year around this time we have a “birthday marathon” because five of us have birthdays between late August and early September. It feels like Christmas with all the wrapping paper and gift bags flying around.

My mom is turning 86 this year. She’s hard to shop for, but she does love books. Thankfully, members in Piano with Rebecca B recently shared their favorite piano books — and now I’ve got a boatload to choose from for her. (See the PS for all the deets.)

And speaking of gifts…here’s one for your piano playing. In this short video, I’ll show you how to move from “correct but flat” into something truly alive and expressive.

👉 Watch the excerpt here:

👉 Join here: https://www.skool.com/pianowithrebeccab​

See you inside,

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Rebecca
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P.S. One of my favorite things about Piano with Rebecca B is how much I learn from members. Even after a lifetime in music, I hadn’t heard of all these titles — and now I have a great shopping list 😁for my mom.
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Here’s the full set of books you can check out. And you might want to visit BookFinder.com — also a member suggestion — it’s great for comparing prices.

  • Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks — Fascinating stories about how music shapes the brain.
  • Play It Again by Alan Rusbridger — An editor of The Guardian takes on Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 with just 20 minutes a day.
  • Bach and Me by Maarten ’t Hart — A writer reflects on how Bach has shaped his life.
  • The Classical Style by Charles Rosen — How Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven’s music really works.
  • The Unanswered Question by Leonard Bernstein — Bernstein’s famous Harvard talks in book form.
  • Great Pianists and Piano Playing — Insights from legendary pianists on style and technique.
  • The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart — Discovering a hidden piano shop in Paris.
  • Body and Soul by Frank Conroy — A novel about a poor boy who becomes a piano prodigy.
  • Every Good Boy Does Fine by Jeremy Denk — A pianist’s memoir told through the lessons that shaped him.
  • Rough Ideas by Stephen Hough — Essays from one of today’s greatest pianists on music and life.
  • The Way of Bach by Dan Moller — Returning to the piano as an adult, rediscovering Bach along the way.
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    Happy reading!
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Rebecca Bogart

I performed in Carnegie Hall!

I help passionate adult classical pianists realize their musical dreams through artistic intuition, actionable, specific feedback and transformative practice strategies.

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