I help passionate adult classical pianists realize their musical dreams through artistic intuition, actionable, specific feedback and transformative practice strategies.
What piano players wish
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Hello Reader, Last week’s question ("if you could fix one thing in your piano playing overnight, what would it be?") really lit up my inbox. I was excited because it felt like a real two way conversation, not me shouting into a void. 2. Technique (this link goes to a whole playlist, the software won't display a preview) 3. How to play with more expression 4. Rhythm 6. Memorizing. We’re doing this right now inside Piano with Rebecca B. Join us to participate in the monthly challenge (a step-by-step 4-week plan for memorizing a short excerpt): https://www.skool.com/pianowithrebeccab Theo told me he replied precisely because the question wasn’t easy to answer —and he’s wishing for reassurance that with practice, the skills he longs for will come.
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Rebecca Bogart
I help passionate adult classical pianists realize their musical dreams through artistic intuition, actionable, specific feedback and transformative practice strategies.
Hello Reader, This Sunday I had piano workshop for my in real life students. We've been meeting together every month since 2020. A milestone: one performer said they loved how another made the silences part of the music. That one comment opened a whole conversation — about how actors use silence to further the drama, about concerts that teach you to listen differently (Víkingur Ólafsson), and about how Chopin Nocturnes we played in high school feel completely different now that we’ve lived...
Hi Reader,If learning new pieces takes months, you’re not broken—you’re sight-reading-deprived. Today’s video shows a simple 10-minute routine to rebuild the skill, stop staring at your hands, and speed up everything you learn. Watch here: Quick invite if you're not already a member!In honor of the new video I’m reopening Piano with Rebecca B for a short window—join now and get 7 days free. Weeks 1–2 of my 4-week Memory Challenge mini course are ready, and a new lesson drops each week. Try...
Hi Reader, Rolled chords shouldn’t feel like yoga. I just posted a new 3-minute clip from a live Q&A inside Piano with Rebecca B. showing the body setup that stops stretching and makes your chords ring clean. You’ll hear the before/after and think, there it is.Doors are open now and close tomorrow, Saturday, at 6 a.m. PDT—then it’s waitlist only and the free trial disappears. If you’re not a member yet, this is exactly what you get inside Piano with Rebecca B: a time-stamped, indexed library...