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Pennsylvania 2010
Teaching
ourselves
Teaching our students
A Columbus Day Weekend Piano Program in Wyndmoor,
PA
An intensive program to improve practice, performance, and
teaching skills, through integrated focus on piano technique, musicianship,
bodywork/movement, positive mindset, and learning styles, in a supportive,
interactive environment.
Use the links on the left for detailed information and to
register.
When: Saturday, October 9, 9
am, to Monday, October 11, 2009, 1 pm.
Where: The home of Susan Nowicki,
in Wyndmoor, just outside Philadelphia.
Who: Open to all pianists, high school and adult,
amateur and professional.
Instructors: Dr. Teresa
Dybvig, pianist, faculty of the Taubman and Golandsky Institutes from 1995
- 2004; Susan Nowicki, pianist, faculty member of
the Curtis Institute of Music, and faculty of the Taubman and Golandsky
Institutes from 1997 - 2005; and Ariel Weiss,
specialist in Alexander
Technique.
We are
grateful to Cunningham Piano
Company & Factory for donating practice pianos to The Well-Balanced Pianist Pennsylvania 2009.
Would you like to
read some great reasons to attend The Well-Balanced
Pianist? See what past participants
have to say.
Note:
No previous experience in the Taubman approach or Alexander Technique is
necessary for participation in this program.
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Students
say
"Susan
Nowicki is a superb musician and teacher. I worked with her retraining at
the piano for about two years and found that her knowledge of the principals of
the Taubman technique is deep and her ability to translate these principals
into practical, technical movements at the piano remarkable. She combines an
organized, patient approach to learning these complex yet essential movements
with a deep sense of the music being addressed and the practical experiences of
a seasoned performing artist. Susan was the essential hand which brought me
through new stages of control at the piano, when uncertainty, and fear
threatened to stagnate my developing new skills. I recommend her as a teacher
without reservation."
—Adrienne Sirken,
Pianist and Educator
"I gained a
tremendous amount of kinesthetic awareness of my body in its orientation to the
piano from my studies with Ariel Weiss Holyst. Her keen and specific
direction and focused determination to help me do what I love doing the most
has helped me play with more facility and unhampered energy. It was a great
honor to work with her, and I have the highest praise for the artistry with
which she does her essentially life-changing work."
— Amy Yang
Pianist, graduate student at The Yale
School of Music, graduates of The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard
School
"Before
studying with Teresa Dybvig, I had studied with several prominent
teachers of the Taubman Technique for nine years. Although I made some
progress, it was not until I started studying with Terry that my technique
finally came together... Terry helped me regain my proper posture and hand
shape... Terry not only was able to balance my body; her focus is always on
musical expression. She has a unique gift of balancing the teaching of
technical skills with the expression of music. I am finally beginning to be
where I want to be in my piano playing. I am convinced that this is due to
Terry's high quality teaching."
—
Thomas B. Stuart
Accompanist and Collaborative Pianist
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