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What is piano technique?

Some thoughts on the definition of piano technique and its uses.

Music and the Making of Modern Science by Peter Pesic

Book Review of Music and The Making of Modern Science by Peter Pesic.

Having good piano posture and an ability to move freely at the keyboard without tension is fundamental to piano playing. The goal is to play without tension and in harmony with our body structure. “Have the body supple right to the tips of the toes” – Chopin Release Tension:* Stretch or shake your arms andContinue reading “Good Piano Posture”

My Favorite Chopin Pedagogy Book

Why the book “Chopin pianist and teacher as seen by his pupils” by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger should be a part of your piano reference library.

Music and the Brain

I always like to give my adult students some reasons to learn to play the piano (and practice). Number one is you simply need to want to learn to play, because learning how to play the piano is hard work. However, another motivation is that there is plenty of evidence as to why learning toContinue reading “Music and the Brain”