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Pennsylvania 2010:
Travel,
Meals, and Accommodation
Travel: If you travel by air, the closest airport is the
Philadelphia International Airport
(PHL). A rental car is recommended; public transportation is available, but
arduous. However, if you stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Plymouth Meeting
(below), you can take a
shuttle to and from
the airport or train station, and there will be a carpool available to the
session from the hotel. For information on shuttle service from the airport
into Center City Philadelphia, and regional rail service beyond the city to the
Wyndmoor area, visit the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. For local cab service in
Wyndmoor/Chestnut Hill area, call Montgomery Taxi Cab at 215-572-6100.
Meals: We will have coffee
and an assortment of breakfast breads for you in the mornings. There are also
coffee shops (yes, there is a Starbucks!) and breakfast places in Chestnut Hill
(one mile away). Lunch will be ordered and brought in, and is included in your
fee. You will be able to choose from several items from a nearby tasty eatery.
We will have a light soup and salad dinner on Saturday. On Sunday evening we
hope you will join us at Bocelli's Italian Restaurant, for some good food and
enjoyable conversation.
Accommodation:
Recommended hotels:
Courtyard
by Marriott, Plymouth Meeting – a car pool would be available from
this hotel. Closer but with no pool is the
Best
Western Fort Washington. You can also check more hotels from these links
near
Fort
Washington and
Plymouth Meeting.
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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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