Works from J.S.
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier performed by our instructors and participants
The Well-Balanced Pianist presents a variety of
short, intensive programs for small groups of pianists, high school age and
above, amateur and professional. In The
Well-Balanced Pianist programs, pianists improve their practice,
performance, and teaching skills while growing to enjoy all these activities
more.
Technique: Through training in
Dorothy Taubman's Approach to Piano Technique,
pianists learn to move freely through their natural best alignment and
movements, thus avoiding tension and injury.
Mindset: Through work on developing the
mental attitudes we need for successful practice and performance, participants
learn to practice in a state of contented concentration and perform in a state
of excited concentration, thus avoiding unnecessary and counterproductive
self-doubt and fear. We use Performance
Success by Don Greene, Ph.D., Feel the
Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, and other resources for this
work.
Communication: Through work in the
Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles systems,
participants learn to teach themselves and their students in the way they learn
best, thus avoiding awkward and tense miscommunication.
Musicianship: By refining musical
interpretation, participants learn to express the music more fully, thus
avoiding the frustration of stifled expression.
Wellbeing: Through daily scheduled yoga,
Alexander work, Aston-Patterning, or exercise, participants clear their heads
and broaden their scope of movement.
When we remove tension,
fear, and frustration from our bodies, from our practice and performance, and
from our teaching, what remains is all positive! Practice becomes an enjoyable
adventure, performance becomes an exciting opportunity for communication, and
teaching becomes a happy journey of exploration.
What is the curriculum of The
Well-Balanced Pianistprograms?
