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8 Jun 2020


SEASON 4, EPISODE 40: RECITAL NIGHTMARES

by Jeannette | | 0

With cancelled gigs and the disappearance of live performances due of Covid-19,
why are we still having performance anxiety dreams? Franny and Jeannette discuss
the underlying anxieties for these recital nightmares. Note: We actually
recorded this awhile ago, when the … Continued


5 Jan 2020


SEASON 4, EPISODE 39: INTERMEZZO: YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS EDITION

by Jeannette | | 0

The first of our listening series, in which we report with recordings we’ve been
recently enjoying in hopes that you’ll share in the fun Max Richter: Vivaldi
Recomposed: Daniel HopeKonzerthaus Kammerorchester BerlinAndré de RidderInt.
Release 28 Apr. 2014 https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/cat/4792777
Liszt-Horowitz: … Continued


For your ears, Horowitz, Hungarian rhapsody no.2, listening recommendations,
Liszt, Max Richter, minisode, recordings, Vivaldi Recomposed
22 Dec 2019


SEASON 4, EPISODE 38: HOLIDAY QUIZ TIME!

by Jeannette | | 0

In this edition of our holiday episode, Jeannette quizzes Francis on weird
Holiday facts, like the real meaning of We Wish You a Merry Christmas, how much
it would cost to put on the 12 Days of Christmas, who invented … Continued


christmas 2019, Christmas carols, happy holidays, holiday episode, Holidays,
season 4
8 Dec 2019


S4, EPISODE 37: PRISON WITH CELLOS?

by Jeannette | | 0

Fresh from his time at Juilliard, Francis and Jeannette take the opportunity to
talk about both their experiences of having studied there.


conservatory, francis and Jeannette, juilliard, life after Juilliard, music
school, season 4
24 Nov 2019


S4, EPISODE 36: WE’RE BAAAAACK

by Jeannette | | 0

So so sorry for the ridiculously long break! But we’re back, and we’ve got
various news items to report as we catchup over the last year.


catch-up, catching up, new jobs, season 4, somanywrongnotes season 4, update
episode
24 Feb 2019


S3, EPISODE 35: STIJN DE COCK, PART 1

by Jeannette | | 0

Jeannette sits down with pianist and pedagogue Stijn De Cock for a conversation
on teaching, work/life balance, and much more. Stijn teaches at Florida State
University, and is the founding director of the Brancaleoni International Music
Festival. He will be … Continued


3 Feb 2019


S3, EPISODE 34: RHETORIC!

by Jeannette | | 0

Jeannette interviews Francis on Rhetoric in Music for a look into the origins
and philosophies of it in historical performance, and how musicians today can
apply it to their own performances.


frannyinterview, harpsichord, historical performance, rhetoric
25 Dec 2018


S3, EPISODE 33: HOLIDAY WEIRD FACTS EDITION

by Jeannette | | 0

Happy Holidays everyone! We hope you all had a relatively stress-free gigging
season and your travels went without snafu. For this special holiday episode, we
find out about a whole bunch of weird facts about Christmas Carols, Bach, and
Christmas … Continued


Bach, Christmas, Christmas carols, christmascarolfacts, christmasfoodfacts,
Holidays, SWMNholidayepisode
7 Dec 2018


S3, EPISODE 32: MONEY MONEY MONEY

by Jeannette | | 0

Who likes to talk about money? No one. Especially musicians. Ew. Gross. So low.
Don’t sully yourself with this dirty money talk. Leave that to Franny and
Jeannette in this episode. Except, they just think that everyone should be more
… Continued


4 Nov 2018


S3 – EPISODE 31 – BAD TEACHER (PART 2)

by Jeannette | posted in: somanywrongnotes | 0

We continue our conversation on teaching piano, getting into topics of
favoritism, drawing boundaries, and their latest obsessions. For the cardboard
creations that are mentioned, go to Jeannette’s facebook or instagram


21 Oct 2018


SEASON 3, EP.30: BAD TEACHER (PART 1)

by Jeannette | | 0

Whats makes a good piano teacher? Franny talks with Jeannette about growing up
as the daughter of NJ’s piano nazi, their teaching philosophies, influential
teachers of their lives, and bushels more.


1 Oct 2018


SEASON 3, EP 29: FANG AND YUN, CATCH UP EDITION

by Jeannette | | 0

In which we talk about our summers at various music festivals, being at Garth
Newel, and give belated thanks and replies to our listeners. Special thanks to
Shi-An Costello, who left us our very first review! Thanks for listening!


catching up, francis yun, Jeannette fang, reviews, summer 2018
16 Sep 2018


S3, EPISODE 28: AISSLINN THE ROCKSTAR, PART 2

by Jeannette | | 0

We continue our conversation with the fascinating Aisslinn Nosky with part 2 of
our interview, romping through tuningland, conductor-less orchestras, how to
talk to your keyboardist, and of course, stupid questions!


Aisslinn, Aisslinn Nosky, baroque performance, season 3, season 3 interviews,
tuningland
6 Sep 2018


SEASON 3 – EPISODE 27: AISSLINN THE ROCKSTAR, PART 1

by Jeannette | | 0

Franny and I interview the brilliant Aisslinn Nosky, the baroque violinist
extraordinaire whose electrifying performances get everyone buzzing. She has
coming to Garth Newel Music Center for the past three summers to lead our
Emerging Artist Fellows in a baroque … Continued


Aisslinn, Aisslinn Nosky, Bach, baroque performance, Canada, gut strings,
historical performance, red-headed violinist, The Four Seasons, violin, Vivaldi
10 Jul 2018


CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING LISTENING ADDICT

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, francis | 0

I used to listen to music. My dad had a big cd collection, mostly classical, and
I remember listening to any of those cds any chance I had. At a certain point,
my family bought an LP player and I … Continued


CD, classical music collection, Dvorak, listening, Mahler, music, Verdi
27 May 2018


S2, EPISODE 26: RICHARD EGARR

by Jeannette | | 0

Francis sits down to talk with harpsichordist/conductor Richard Egarr! They talk
about the harpsichord sound, creating dynamics on the instrument, and thoughts
on continuo playing. And he only says f*ck once…(maybe it’s twice) To find out
more about Richard Egarr, … Continued


continuo, harpsichord, juilliard, Richard egarr
14 May 2018


S2, EP. 25: BEING ASIAN IN MUSIC

by Jeannette | | 0

Ok, so we’ve been REALLY wanting to do an episode about BEING ASIAN in music.
But every time we recorded something about this topic, we hated how tiresome and
preachy we got. This is actually an episode we did awhile … Continued


asian, asian musician, being asian in music, overcoming stereotypes, prejudice,
racial stereotypes
15 Apr 2018


S2, EPISODE 24: HARRY DOSS

by Jeannette | | 0

Our piano tech series continues with Harry Doss, piano technician at Virginia
Tech, and also the guy who also makes the 2 hour trek to Garth Newel Music
Center before every concert weekend to make our pianos sound concert worthy. …
Continued


Harry Doss., piano tech series, piano technician
26 Mar 2018


S2, EPISODE 23: GARRETT SCHUMANN

by Jeannette | | 0

Jeannette sits down with composer, teacher, and music observer Garrett Schumann.
Garrett is someone who’s constantly thinking about music and its place in
society and culture, and conversation with him is always interesting and thought
provoking as a result. They … Continued


ben folds five, Composer, escapement, Garrett Schumann, interview, meshuggah,
Nico muhly, prepared piano, radiolab, Taylor swift
11 Mar 2018


S2, EPISODE 22: SHI AN, PART 2

by Jeannette | | 0

Here’s the second part of the interview Francis did with musician, writer,
actor, and activist Shi An! They talk about the intricacies of the
composer/performer relationship. Remember to check out Shi An’s album, Rounded
Binary!


activist, actor, Composer, Francis, interviews, pianist, Rounded Binary, Season
2, Shi An, So Many Wrong Notes Season 2, writer
25 Feb 2018


S2, EPISODE 21: SHI AN, PART 1

by Jeannette | | 0

Francis interviews fabulous pianist, composer, writer, and activist Shi An! We
talk about the importance of names, how we feel about the canon, and
performance. You’ll find out much more about Shi An in the second part of our
interview … Continued


activist, Composer, pianist, Shi An, writer
11 Feb 2018


S2, EPISODE 20: PIANO TECHNICIAN “BOOMER” HAROLD

by Jeannette | | 0

This episode is the first part of a series of episodes we’ll be doing on the
unsung heroes of the piano world: piano technicians. William “Boomer” Harold is
the piano technician at Yale School of Music, and we have a … Continued


black pearl pianos, boomer Harold, Jeannette interview, piano tech series, piano
technician, piano tuning, Season 2, Yale school of music, Yale university
28 Jan 2018


S2, EPISODE 19: THE FUTURE! FRANCIS INTERVIEWS TWO RISING TALENTS

by Jeannette | | 0

Last year, I sat down with two talented high school students who I met while
working at Friends Music Camp. They’re two of the most musical kids I’ve met and
was happy that they were both attending performing arts high … Continued


friends music camp, music prep school, students
15 Jan 2018


SCHEDULING UPDATE

by Jeannette | posted in: announcements, so many wrong notes | 0

Due to being the sleep-deprived types of musicians who have no lives and a
(happily) very busy year, Franny and I have decided to move our weekly episodes
to a biweekly release schedule. We thought this was the best thing … Continued


biweekly, scheduling change, So Many Wrong Notes Season 2
8 Jan 2018


S2, EPISODE 18: JOE GASCHO-PART 2

by Jeannette | | 0

My conversation with Joseph Gascho was so interesting that we couldn’t fit it
into just one episode. For the 2nd part of our interview that started with
episode 7, Joe talks about the instinct to go above and beyond as a teacher, …
Continued


24 Dec 2017


S2, EPISODE 17: HOLIDAY QUESTION TIME!

by Jeannette | | 0

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! And what better way to deal with
the festivities than with a slew of stupid questions. We talk about everything
from Christmas traditions, Mr. Hanky’s Christmas Classics, best gifts, Haley
Joel Osment, favorite carols, … Continued


franny and jeannette, Garth Newel Emerging Artist Fellowship, garth newel music
center, good king wenceslas, happy holidays, holiday episode, merry Christmas,
mr.hanky's Christmas classics, somanywrongnoteschristmas2017, stupid questions
17 Dec 2017


S2, EPISODE 16: JOE GASCHO-PART 1

by Jeannette | | 0

Harpsichord phenom Joe Gascho may be uncomfortable with me introducing him as an
awesome person, but he’s just going have to be ok with it, because if anyone is
deserving of the title, it’s him. Find out why in this … Continued


Garth Newel, Garth Newel Alumni, Garth Newel Emerging Artist Fellowship, Garth
Newel guest artist, Garth Newel summer 2017, harpsichord, historical
performance, Jeannette fang, Joe Gascho, Joseph Gascho
3 Dec 2017


S2, EPISODE 15: PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

by Jeannette | | 0

We talk about practicing anxiety, our fears behind procrastination, how we
learned, effective practicing and planning techniques, how we got our theme
song, and a bunch of other stuff. listen on iTunes and subscribe to get upcoming
episodes!


mental health, musician health, practicing, psychology
27 Nov 2017


S2, EP.14: THE STUPID QUESTIONS EPISODE

by Jeannette | | 0

The stupid questions episode. What do Rachmaninoff and pancakes have in common?
What does “singing like a pianist” mean? Find out on our first episode devoted
purely to stupid questions. Let us know what you thought of this episode! Mostly
… Continued


apocalypse, bad asian drivers, bad audition stories, Boris Berman, Diet Coke,
evil crazy man, guilty pleasure, Jeannette and franny, Muse, pancakes or French
toast, Peter Frankl, stupid questions, Yale school of music
20 Nov 2017


S2, EP.13: BRIAN HSU, PART 2

by Jeannette | | 0

For part 2 of my interview with pianist Brian Hsu, we get into repertoire pet
peeves, talk about his past and future recording projects, about how becoming a
professor has made him see how they might have gotten some stuff … Continued


Brian Hsu, interview, Jeannette fang, Loyola University, Paul Schoenfield,
pianist, Pro Arte Quartet
13 Nov 2017


S2, EP.12: BRIAN HSU, PART 1

by Jeannette | | 0

This week we have for you the first part of my interview with Brian Hsu, one of
my closest and oldest friends. I have mad respect for this guy, not in small
part because you can always count on him … Continued


Brian Hsu, Loyola University New Orleans
5 Nov 2017


INVIOLABLE DAY OF REST

by Francis Yun | posted in: blog post, francis, mental health, psychology of
being a musician | 0

I feel slightly ashamed to admit this, but I spent most of the day in bed. Well,
I should be more honest and say that I’m still in bed at this very moment with
no real plans to get out … Continued


day of rest, mental sanity, musician health, workalike balance, working smarter
29 Oct 2017


S2, EP.11: COMPOSERS DAVID BIEDENBENDER AND MATTHEW BROWNE

by Jeannette | | 0

Jeannette talks to composers David Biedenbender and Matthew Browne about their
experiences with working with performers, their compositional processes, their
relationship to writing for the piano, and their thoughts on music today.


composers, composers and pianists, David Biedenbender, Matthew Browne
23 Oct 2017


S2, EP.10: YOU’VE GOT SOME NERVE!

by Jeannette | | 0

We’re back! For episode 1 of season 2, we catch up on our summers, get into the
business of performance anxiety, talk about how nerves are actually not the
enemy, and also about more important things like naming your spiders … Continued


francis yun, Jeannette fang, nerves, oct 2017, performance anxiety, routines,
season 2 episode 1, season2, somanywrongnotes, somanywrongnotes podcast
27 Sep 2017


SEASON 2 PROMO

by Jeannette | | 0

A little taste of some of the interesting and incredible guests we have in store
for you this coming season. New episodes coming soon!


Brian Hsu, clip previews, clips, David Biedenbender, interviews, Joseph Gascho,
Loyola University New Orleans, Matthew Browne, Michigan State University, promo,
Season 2, Shi An, So Many Wrong Notes, So Many Wrong Notes Season 2, university
of Michigan
22 Sep 2017


STRESS JUNKIE

by Francis Yun | posted in: francis, mental health, psychology of being a
musician | 0

Everyone has their drug of choice. Mine is stress. Nothing gets me going more
than having a lot to do, lots of projects on my plate, running around from place
to place, trying to do anything and everything, always saying … Continued


addictive behavior, head space, stress, working smarter
5 Sep 2017


LITERALLY, SO MANY WRONG NOTES.

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, jeannette, performing, pianist, psychology
of being a musician | 0

I struggle with the lameness of my blog posts this summer. Every lazy conclusion
I hurriedly tack on deepens the shame of contributing to the wormhole of
stupidity that is the internet. I know I’ve been phoning it in. The summer …
Continued


anxiety, being human, concerts, learning notes, note-perfect, performances,
piano, piano players, piano tradition, stage fright, wrong notes
24 Aug 2017


PIANO, MY CLUNKY, CLUMSY, BRASH INELEGANT COUSIN

by Francis Yun | posted in: blog post, francis, misconceptions, pianist | 0

A funny thing happened to me this summer. When I made the switch to harpsichord,
I was positive that I would never play piano seriously again. I had fallen head
over heels in love with the harpsichord. It was more … Continued


12 Aug 2017


4 PIANISTS WALK INTO A BAR

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, jeannette, keyboard weekend, programming,
what I'm working on | 0

Every summer at Garth Newel’s there’s a keyboard weekend. It’s a tradition that
started before my hire, and it involves 3 pianists descending onto Garth Newel
to join me and give the term “piano quartet” a whole new meaning. You …
Continued


8 Aug 2017


NICE PIECE 2: LISZT HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO.2

by Francis Yun | posted in: blog post, francis, nice piece | 0

For a long time I dismissed Franz Liszt as pianistic masturbation. For me his
music was too bombastic, too over the top, too virtuosic for the sake of
virtuosity. He was the Jerry Bruckheimer of piano music: gratuitous special
effects, … Continued


Franz Liszt, Horowitz, Hungarian rhapsody no.2, jerry bruckheimer, nice piece
31 Jul 2017


BABY PIANISTS

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, jeannette | 0

If you’re my age, (32), you start becoming surrounded by babies. Not only are
all your friends pregnant, you can’t log onto your Facebook feed without getting
buffeted by so many chubby pink things to like that they all start … Continued


babies, baby pianists, cute, silly post, videos
25 Jul 2017


THOSE WHO CAN, DO; THOSE WHO CAN’T, TEACH

by Francis Yun | posted in: blog post, francis, misconceptions, teaching | 0

Could there be any stupider expression in the English language? It’s something I
never understood; after all, everything I value most I only care about because I
had great teachers who introduced me to them. I cannot understand why so …
Continued


being a teacher, how to be a good teacher, learning how to teach,
misconceptions, stupid sayings, teaching
18 Jul 2017


STRING ENVY

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, chamber music, jeannette, pianist,
psychology of being a musician | 0

When I started college my closest friends were a cellist and a violinist. Come
to think of it, they were my only friends…but whatever, they were GOOD friends.
The type of friends that you walk 120 blocks with because you’re … Continued


10 Jul 2017


THE WEIRD PIANOS CLUB

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, chamber music, jeannette, mental health,
performing, pianist, psychology of being a musician | 0

If you’re a pianist that likes to work, you’ve probably played on some weird
pianos. Which is a nice way of saying that you’ve probably played on some
teeerrrrible pianos. And if you’ve been doing this for awhile now, you’ve …
Continued


antipianodiva, performing, weird pianos
7 Jul 2017


INTERVIEW ON NPR PODCAST “JOURNEYS OF DISCOVERY WITH TOM WILMER”

by Jeannette | posted in: interview, musical obsessions, podcast
recommendations, psychology of being a musician, recaps | 0

It’s always thrilling to be interviewed by people who really know what they’re
doing, and even more of a treat when they’re as kindred and hilarious as Tom
Wilmer. I had the chance to chat with Tom Wilmer as part of the … Continued


garth newel music center, garth newel piano quartet, journey of discovery with
tom Wilmer, thomas Wilmer
2 Jul 2017


ON VULNERABILITY

by Francis Yun | posted in: blog post, francis, mental health, psychology of
being a musician | 0

  “A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity
feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the
revealing of his own humor will stimulate a like humor … Continued


opening up, personal essay, vulnerability
18 Jun 2017


SUCCESS?

by Jeannette | posted in: blog post, jeannette, mental health, psychology of
being a musician | 0

What does “being successful” mean to you as a musician? You might answer many
things, but I’m going to guess it might sound something like “being respected in
my field”, “being sought after”, or “being the best at my instrument”. …
Continued


defining success
11 Jun 2017


EPISODE 9: JONATHAN TSAY-THE PIANIST WHO DOESN’T CARE HOW YOU PRONOUNCE PIANIST
(PART 2)

by Jeannette | | 0

For Part 2, Jonathan bares all: how a glitch in paperwork nearly cost him a
musical career, how he chose freelancing over tenure track, what he has learned
from his musical mentors, and how he is thankful even for lessons that …
Continued


carol leone, Chloe trevor, dallas, Elite Artists Trio, ensemble75, freelancing,
Jonathan Tsay, Marc durand, Taiwan
7 Jun 2017


GO SLOW, STUPID

by Francis Yun | posted in: blog post, francis | 0

Go slow. Take it one step at a time. Speed will come quicker than you think.   I
said these things so often in my music theory classes this past semester that it
almost became a mantra. My students probably … Continued


practicing
4 Jun 2017


EPISODE 8: JONATHAN TSAY: THE PIANIST YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HANG OUT WITH (PART 1)

by Jeannette | | 0

It was so good to catch up with Jonathan that we had to split this interview
into 2 episodes. In Part 1, we talk about what he’s learned from being the
director of his own chamber music series, what it … Continued


carol leone, Chloe trevor, dallas texas, ensemble75, Jonathan Tsay, Marc durand,
montreal, social media, van cliburn


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4 Nov 2018

S3 – EPISODE 31 – BAD TEACHER (PART 2)

Jeannette |

We continue our conversation on teaching piano, getting into topics of
favoritism, drawing boundaries, and their latest obsessions. For the cardboard
creations that are mentioned, go to Jeannette’s facebook or instagram READ MORE


10 Jul 2018

CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING LISTENING ADDICT

Jeannette |

I used to listen to music. My dad had a big cd collection, mostly classical, and
I remember listening to any of those cds any chance I had. At a certain point,
my... READ MORE


15 Jan 2018

SCHEDULING UPDATE

Jeannette |

Due to being the sleep-deprived types of musicians who have no lives and a
(happily) very busy year, Franny and I have decided to move our weekly episodes
to a biweekly release schedule.... READ MORE


5 Nov 2017

INVIOLABLE DAY OF REST

Francis Yun |

I feel slightly ashamed to admit this, but I spent most of the day in bed. Well,
I should be more honest and say that I’m still in bed at this very moment...
READ MORE



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