Notes from Under the Piano
Maestro Maull shares personal stories about his life as a performer, conductor and music educator in this new video and podcast series.
Learn how he grew - from a child who contemplated music and life, while reclined under the grand piano as his mother practiced - into an adult who passionately shares classical music listening with others.
Lead Sponsors of this podcast are Judy Musicant & Hugh Clark and The Kosloski Family Foundation.
Major Sponsors are David & Ellen Williams.
Video/Podcast Promotion Sponsors are Brandon & Carol Clark (EQ Sponsor) and Patricia G. Luthy (B-Roll Sponsor).
Ear Worms are snippets of music that continually repeat through one’s mind after the music is no longer playing. We have ALL experienced this phenomenon. Learn more in this first […]
Conductors notoriously take themselves too seriously, and orchestra personnel have never been shy about putting conductors in their place. Find out how orchestral musicians express their conductor humor! Notes from […]
What makes an invisible art form like music visible? What helps you stay present with the music as it invisibly progresses through real time? Learn about “Blueprints” and “Listening Guides” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When, and where, did this term first appear? Do you have it? If you have an intense emotional response to classical music then you may! Notes from Under the Piano […]
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“Wow, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful program. Maestro Maull is a true master of oral presentation and explanation. Clear and engaging, friendly but challenging. He drew in the on-site crowd – and me – to think and listen. I resonated with the way he “taught” the crowd through normal conversational speech … thanks again for expanding my consciousness!”
– “Discover Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ’ Symphony” television show viewer