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One-day Intensive with Susan
Nowicki and Teresa Dybvig One-day Intensives
with both Susan Nowicki and Teresa Dybvig are available for up to 3 people in
Long Island or Philadelphia. The day's schedule is flexible, and may include
any component of The Well-Balanced Pianist. Participants can even change
their mind in the course of the day, deciding to spend more time on, for
example, lessons, or learning styles. Participants get more from one day with
both instructors than they would get from two consecutive days with one
instructor each! $600 for one day includes meals, lessons, and all fees for the
two instructors. Optional bodywork (Yoga, Alexander) not included in fee. If
you are interested in a one-day intensive with one or two of your friends or
colleagues, please contact The Well-Balanced
Pianist.
Weekend Workshop on
Dystonia There are commonalities in posture,
arm/hand alignment and movement, and mindset among people with
dystonia. It is my experience that they are
behavioral and can be changed, and people with dystonia can play again.
The benefit of
a weekend workshop with others is that when you see habits in others, they
become more clear in yourself. People with dystonia generally make more 3 or 4
times the progress when they work with others.
Weekend workshops for 2 to 4
people, including some yoga, an overview of commonalities, lessons, and
mealtime discussion on mindset, are available on Long Island. Instructor is
Teresa Dybvig. Cost is approximately $450 per person, depending on number of
participants, and includes meals. Optional Yoga class not included in fee. If
you are interested in participating in a weekend workshop on dystonia, please
contact The Well-Balanced Pianist.
A Sample 1½-day
Weekend ScheduleA lot can be accomplished in a
weekend workshop! We work intensively and happily from early Saturday until
midday Sunday. If you are interested in participating in a weekend program,
please contact The Well-Balanced
Pianist.
Saturday
| 9 am - 10:15
am |
2 Clinics: Basic
movements, and Grouping |
| 10:30 am - 12:30
pm |
8 private
lessons, with practice rooms available to those who don't wish to observe
lessons of other partner groups |
| 12:30 pm - 2
pm |
Lunch and
discussion |
| 2 pm -
3:30 |
6 private
lessons, with 2 practice rooms available to those who don't want to observe
lessons of other partner groups |
| 3:45 pm - 4:45
pm |
Yoga
class |
| 4:45 pm - 6
pm |
Group
lesson |
| 6:30
pm |
Dinner together
at an area restaurant |
Sunday
| 9 am - 10:15
am |
2 Clinics: The
Thumb: a powerful force for good or ill, and Musical ebb and flow |
| 10:15 am - 12
noon |
Group
Class |
The
format changes from seminar to seminar, depending on requests from registrants.
A typical student's
schedule would include:
- One 30-minute lesson (on material of
student's choice)
- Attendance at 1 to 3 partner's
lessons
- Observation of other's lessons
- Choice of two of four clinics, for
example. .
- Discussion of readings on mental attitude
at lunch
- One 30-minute partner group class on
Saturday
- One longer group class on Sunday, during
which some may try out a performance, and others will just explore, according
to each person's needs.
- One yoga class by a certified Iyengar Yoga
instructor or certified Alexander teacher
- Practice time is available to everyone.
Each student chooses whether or not to practice with partners.
When there is a
Monday holiday, we can have a 3-day weekend program. We work intensively and
happily from early Saturday until midday Monday. If you are interested in
participating in a weekend program, please contact
The Well-Balanced Pianist.
DAY 1
| 9:00 am - 11:00
am |
Clinic and Group
Class I: Basic Movements - from moving to the piano through playing each
note. |
| 11:00 am - 12:30
pm |
6 private
lessons, with practice rooms available. |
| 12:45 pm - 2:00
pm |
Introductions
and discussion about goals over lunch. |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00
pm |
8 private
lessons, with practice rooms available. |
| 4:15 pm - 5:15
pm |
Yoga
class. |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00
pm |
6 private
lesson |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00
pm |
Dinner at a
local restaurant |
DAY 2
| 9:00 am - 10:30
am |
6 private
lessons, with practice rooms available. |
| 11:00 am - 12:30
pm |
Clinic: Staccato
or Sound |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00
pm |
Lunch with
discussion about learning styles. |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00
pm |
8 private
lessons, with practice rooms available. |
| 4:15 pm - 5:15
pm |
Brisk walk
outside! |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00
pm |
6 private
lessons, with practice rooms available. |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00
pm |
Dinner
out |
DAY 3
| 9:00 am - 10:00
am |
Open forum group
class |
| 10:00 am - 11:30
pm |
Presentation on
interpretation |
| 11:45 pm - 1:00
pm |
Run-throughs and
coachings (student's choice) |
A typical
student's schedule would include:
- Two 30-minute lessons (on material of
student's choice)
- Attendance at 2 or 3 partner's
lessons
- Observation of other's lessons
- Choice of two clinics, for example
Aligned Balance in Movement at the Piano, or The Thumb: a powerful
force for good or ill
- Presentation on Interpretation
- Discussion of readings on mental attitude
at lunch
- One open forum group class.
- One class in which you can choose to do a
run-through or a coaching
- Daily yoga or other exercise.
- Practice time is available to everyone.
Each student chooses whether or not to practice with partners.
DAY
1 A six-day program is really luxurious. We
have lots of lessons, clinics, and mindset discussions, and time for a couple
of special evening programs. We also have a lot of fun! If you are interested
in participating in a six-day program, please contact
The Well-Balanced Pianist.
| 4 to 5
pm |
Registration.
|
| 5 to 7
pm |
Opening talk and
activities |
| 7 to 9
pm |
Welcome
Reception with background music provided by instructors and guests! |
DAY 2
| 9 - 10
am |
Clinic: Walking Hand and Arm |
| 10 am - 1:30
pm |
Fourteen lessons
and Aston-Patterning sessions |
| 1:30 - 3
pm |
Lunch, with
discussion about practice mindset |
| 3 - 7
pm |
16 private
lessons and Aston-Patterning sessions |
| 5 pm |
Lecture Video
no. 2 showing |
| 7 pm |
Dinner |
DAY 3
| 9 - 11:30 am
|
10 lessons
|
| 9:30
am |
Lecture Video
no. 3 showing |
| 11:30 am - 1
pm |
Walk |
| 1 - 2:30
pm |
Lunch with
discussion about practice mindset |
| 2:30 - 5
pm |
10 lessons
|
| 3 pm |
Lecture Video
no. 3 showing |
| 5 - 6:30
pm |
Dinner
|
| 7 - 9
pm |
Special Class on
Musical Memory |
DAY 4
| 9 - 10:30
am |
Clinic on Daily
Tasks and demanding walk |
| 10:30 - 12
noon |
Clinic on
Teaching Children and undemanding walk |
| 11:30
am |
Lecture Video
no. 4 showing |
| 2 pm - 3:30
pm |
Clinics on
Shaping and the torso in piano playing |
| 3:30 - 4:30
pm |
mindset
discussions |
| 4:30 - 6
pm |
Clinics on In
and Out, Sound Production |
| 6 pm |
Dinner
|
| 7 pm |
Special
performance class |
DAY 5
| 9 am - 10
am |
Clinic no. 4:
open forum question and answer |
| 10 am - 1
pm |
12 lessons and
Aston-Patterning sessions |
| 11:30
am |
Lecture Video
no. 4 showing |
| 1 - 2:30
pm |
Lunch with
discussion about performance mindset |
| 2:30 - 5:30
pm |
12 lessons and
Aston-Patterning sessions |
| 3:30
pm |
Lecture Video
no. 4 showing |
| 5:30 - 6:30
pm |
walk
|
| 7:30
pm |
Dinner on your
own |
DAY
6
| 9 am - 12 noon
|
12 lessons
|
| 10
am |
Lecture Video
no. 5 showing |
| 12 - 1:30
pm |
Walk
|
| 1:30 - 3
pm |
Lunch with
discussion about Lecture Video no. 4 |
| 3 pm |
Lecture Video
no. 5 showing |
| 3 - 5 pm
|
8 lessons
|
| 5:30
pm |
Works-in-progress "Recital" |
| 7:00
pm |
Party! |
A typical student's
day would include:
- 1 half-hour lesson with partners in
attendance
- Observation of 2 or 3 partner's lessons
- Observation of other student's lessons
- One clinic
- Practice with partners on movements in
clinics
- Special evening performance
classes
- Practice time available to
everyone
- Practice with partners if they so
desire
- Aston-Patterning or other
exercise
- Opportunities to watch 2-hour lecture
video on Taubman work
- Guided lunchtime mindset discussions
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