In 1977, I received an offer to join the University of Southern California Artist faculty. In addition to working with young pianists, I conducted a Preparation for Performance workshop each semester. In these workshop/classes, which were called “Psycho-Physical Aspects in Performance,” I shared with music students the techniques I’d learned over many years of polio recovery and private teaching. This involved a wide range of young performers, both instrumentalists and vocalists.
When Stereo Review published a survey by Music Editor, James Goodfriend, entitled “All the Young Pianists,” I was surprised to be the only American woman included in the survey. On my birthday, November 1, 1977, I played in Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. Another memorable concert for me was my first at USC’s Bing Theater in 1978.