| Clinic
1 |
Demanding walk in the foothills |
Daily
tasks. Movements we make throughout the day affect our playing and our
sense of well-being. Teresa Dybvig will help you execute activities like
writing, eating, drinking, and reaching for keys with ease and optimal
alignment.
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| Clinic
2 |
Undemanding walk at the base of the foothills
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Young
pianists performance class. Susan Nowicki will help students of local
teachers perform their best! If you would like your student to work with Susan,
please let us know at registration.
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| Clinic
3 |
Balance, Contact and Alignment in Motion. In this clinic
Judy Huston will help you explore your relationship to gravity -- must it wear
you out, or can it help you create alignment and balance? You will develop
applications of whole-body movement to playing the piano, and discover how
other activities can help create balance and alignment while playing the
piano.
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Interdependence of the hands. Consciously coaching the
interdependence of the hands is an enormous and sometimes surprising
coordination aid. Teresa Dybvig will coach you in this element from
Dorothy Taubman's approach to piano
technique.
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| Clinic
4 |
Interpretation cues from pulse, meter and rhythm. Teresa
Dybvig will discuss how you can take cues from pulse, meter, and rhythm to help
music come to life. Excerpts will be provided, and you can also work with your
own repertoire.
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In
and out. In and out movements help us to navigate the black and white keys
with our shorter and longer fingers, while remaining in alignment. Susan
Nowicki will coach you in this fundamental element of Dorothy Taubman's approach to piano
technique. |