Course | Piano | Advanced Piano Practice Techniques

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Body Position

Mental and physical subdivisions

Additional strategies

Yoga and Pilates-based exercises

"I was lucky enough to study with Gyorgy Sandor, whose approach was deeply rooted in an awareness of physiology.  Music should convey emotion, but a pianist who doesn’t think about the minor physical adjustments that facilitate that expression will be as limited as a figure skater who doesn’t know how to land a jump. While specific pieces present specific problems, there are general tools that can be applied to solve most of them. In this course, I will touch on my favorites, illustrating passages from two pieces that cover the gamut: Chopin’s Barcarolle in F Sharp and Debussy’s L’isle joyeuse."

©Maria Thompson Corley - home recorded PA, USA

Instructor Maria Thompson Corley