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.
Clinic 2 Undemanding walk at the base of the foothills 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.