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I help passionate adult classical pianists realize their musical dreams through artistic intuition, actionable, specific feedback and transformative practice strategies.
Hi Reader, Yesterday I worked with a brand new student named Monica. When I asked her, “If you had a magic wand and three piano wishes, what would they be?” her first wish was simple: I want my music to flow and sound beautiful. She’d been practicing a piece carefully for months, measure by measure (Yay!!) but she didn't like how the right hand triplets sounded - they were uneven. I explained that to create the sense and sound of flow, you let your arm shift behind each finger so the arm...
Hi Reader, What are your Labor Day plans? Mine is to give presents to five family members. Every year around this time we have a “birthday marathon” because five of us have birthdays between late August and early September. It feels like Christmas with all the wrapping paper and gift bags flying around. My mom is turning 86 this year. She’s hard to shop for, but she does love books. Thankfully, members in Piano with Rebecca B recently shared their favorite piano books — and now I’ve got a...
Hi Reader Your brain remembers better when you give it more to work with.The more senses you involve while practicing, the stronger the memory traces you create. Don’t just think about what the music sounds like—ask yourself: What does it look like on the page?What does it feel like in your hands?Does it remind you of a picture? A place? A friend? A vacation? An emotion? Even a smell? One of my students recently asked for help remembering the difference between the first and second endings in...