Prelude....................................................4
Up to age 5................................................7
Age 5-14..................................................15
Age 14-21.................................................28
USA.......................................................37
Unser Camp – Summer 1968..................................43
1969......................................................48
1970......................................................52
Shai – 1971...............................................54
Returning to Israel – 1972................................57
Tal–1973..................................................60
1974......................................................64
1975......................................................66
1976......................................................68
Avner Carmi and The Siena Piano...........................68
1977-78...................................................69
1979......................................................72
1980......................................................75
1981......................................................77
1982......................................................79
1983......................................................82
1984 .....................................................86
1985......................................................89
The Real Hard Blow – 1986.................................92
1987......................................................96
1988......................................................98
Sheli-1989...............................................102
1990.................................................... 104
1991.....................................................108
1992.....................................................112
1993.....................................................115
1994.....................................................121
1995.....................................................126
The Computer and Internet "Revolution" – 1996............130
1997.....................................................133
1998.....................................................136
1999.....................................................138
2000.....................................................142
2001.....................................................145
2002.....................................................148
2003.....................................................151
2004.....................................................153
Composing................................................156
2005.....................................................158
Discography..............................................160
2006.....................................................161
My Own Piano Camp........................................162
2007.....................................................166
Thoughts about Music.....................................167
2008.....................................................168
Concert Preparation......................................171
2009.....................................................173
Choosing Programs........................................176
2010.....................................................177
Thoughts about Interpretation............................181
2011.....................................................183
Thoughts about Piano-Playing Technique...................186
2012.....................................................188
Becoming an Author – My Piano-Fingering Book.............189
2013.....................................................191
Thoughts about Reading Music and Sight Reading...........194
2014.....................................................195
Rants, Frustrations, and Envies..........................201
2015.....................................................203
Car Rides and Driving....................................206
2016.....................................................207
Health, Fitness, and Diet................................210
2017.....................................................211
Some of my Favorite Musical Jokes........................216
2018.....................................................217
Our Grandchildren........................................223
2019.....................................................224
Postlude.................................................234
Acknowledgments..........................................235
Compositions by Rami Bar-Niv.............................236
About the Author.........................................238