Featured Article in CMT: Online Teaching - Lessons Learned
Written by Ory Shihor
This article was originally published in the California Music Teacher magazine
Volume 44 | Number 2 | Fall 2020
Prior to 2014, the world of remote learning was totally unfamiliar to me, except for taking a lesson from my teacher once over the telephone when I was 13. I would hear about online teaching sporadically from other teachers, who made it sound exciting. “I have to wake up at 3 a.m. tomorrow to teach my Chinese students,” my violin teacher friend proudly announced.
Featured Article in CMT: What It Takes to Ace Your Auditions
Written by Ory Shihor
This article was originally published in the California Music Teacher magazine
Volume 44 | Number 1 | Spring 2020
With more than 20 years’ experience in preparing students to enter top music colleges, Ory Shihor shares his thoughts about what it takes to succeed at piano auditions.
Expert Interview by Pianist Magazine UK: Repertoire Romantic Horizon
Pianist Magazine | August-September 2019 | No. 109
Ory Shihor was interviewed by the author John Evans.
What makes us lean towards the Romantic repertoire? Surely it's more than just a pretty tune? John Evans speaks to pianists and professors to find out why we love to wallow in the music.
Expert Interview by Pianist Magazine UK: When China Rules the World
Pianist Magazine | December 2018-January 2019 | No. 105
Ory Shihor was interviewed by the author John Evans.
Yuja, Yundi, Lang Lang - we all know who they are. But where have they come from, these new starts with a following of millions? John evens investigates the rise and rise of the piano scene in the world’s most populous country.
Expert Opinion in Pianist Magazine UK: Better Late Than Never! Finding success as a late starter
Pianist Magazine | February-March 2023 | No. 113
Ory Shihor shares his thoughts on late bloomers with author Carlos Gardels. This article was published in the Pianist Magazine UK Issue Feb-Mar 2023 | No. 130