Katherine Dowling is a brilliant Canadian pianist and in this conversation we talked about her album of solo music by Alice Ping Yee Ho, mentors including Gil Kalish and Henk Guittart, and how and why she’s developed her exceptional musical memory. Katherine shared fantastic insights into teaching and learning, the importance of inclusivity and access to arts Education, and how she uses the Pomodoro technique in the practice room. She explained how sound production on the piano is about the speed of attack and we discussed different skill sets and career paths for pianists. Dr. Dowling shared many inspiring musical memories, and how she developed her ambitious Elegy project to follow her personal path through Grief. You’ll be hearing some clips from the album Awake and Dreaming, which you’ll find linked in the show notes, and you can use the timestamps to navigate the eipsode.
Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast on all the podcast platforms, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/katherine-dowling
Katherine Dowling website: https://www.katherinedowling.com/
Where to listen to Awake and Dreaming: https://leaf-music.lnk.to/kd2024
I wanted to let you know about some other episodes I’ve linked directly to this one, which I think may interest you, with: pianist and musicologist Samantha Ege https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/samantha-ege
composer Frank Horvat https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/frank-horvat?rq=frank%20horvat
organist Gail Archer https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/gail-archer?rq=gail%20archer
Cheng2 Duo with Bryan and Silvie Cheng https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/cheng2-duo?rq=Cheng2%20
pianist Jeeyoon Kim https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/jeeyoon-kim?rq=Jeeyoon%20Kim
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:54) Eckhardt-Gramatté competition, composer Alice Ping Lee Ho, regional music festivals
(7:18) album Awake and Dreaming, solo piano music by Alice Ping Lee Ho
(11:34) Elegy project, coping with grief
(16:09) excerpt from There is No Night Without a Dawning from Awake and Dreaming
(18:59) Memorization, Suzuki method
(25:15) limitations of learning on electronic keyboards
(27:08) mentor Henk Guittart, Schoenberg
(29:48) appreciation for modern music in the Netherlands, Ellen Corver
(32:31)connection to visual art with Alice Ho’s compositions
(34:20) excerpt of Shade
(35:51)experience of funnel couds on the Prairies
(37:34) Cyclone by Alice Ping Lee Ho
(41:12) valuable teaching experiences in Regina
(42:37) other episodes you’ll like and ways to support this series
(43:32) positive teaching experiences
(46:48) new parent
(48:18) Gilbert Kalish
(53:49) Tanglewood experience, different skills and careers for pianists
(56:45) sound production for pianists
(01:04:31) inspiring concerts for different audiences
(01:07:48) practice strategies, The Artist’s Way, Pomodoro technique
(01:12:05) mentoring the next generations
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