First, here's the original idea of the Yiddish folk waltz embedded in an old movie. (If you're reading this in your email, click on the title above or the "posted by Rick to PianoLessonsEtc.com" line at the bottom to view the video.)
Dorothy and me are working on more Yiddish tunes partly because we have a function coming up soon where that is desired-- it's partly a reunion and partly a Bar Mitzvah celebration so we're looking forward to that. PianoLessonsEtc.com looks at expanded ideas of what it means to "play piano" or "take piano lessons" and steers readers (students) toward "what" to play as well. And Yiddish tunes, on a piano, are in demand. Thus... here we begin.
More discussion and examples of Yiddish music to base piano interpretations on.
