The Well-Balanced Pianist Fall Package 2022
November 13: Octaves, Broken Octaves, and Chords & December 4: Alberti and Arpeggiated Figures
Registration is closed for the Fall 2022 Package. Please contact us if you wish to be notified of future programs.
The Well-Balanced Pianist Fall 2022 Package features two days of clinics, small-group coaching sessions, and bodywork instruction presented by our outstanding faculty in a supportive, interactive environment.
When: Sunday November 13, 2022 & Sunday December 4, 12:00 pm to 5:30 – 6:30 pm Eastern Time US*
Platform: Zoom (a free Zoom account is sufficient)
Faculty: Piano Instructors Teresa Dybvig and Susan Nowicki, and Aston-Patterning Specialist Judy Huston
Participants: Registration is limited to ensure everyone receives personal attention. Pianists high school age and above are invited to participate.
Note: No previous experience in the Taubman Approach, Aston-Patterning, or the Feldenkrais Method is required for participation in this program.
*Depending on enrollment, our days will end between 5:30 – 6:30 pm Eastern. You will spend the same amount of time in clinics, movement, and coaching sessions regardless of the number of participants.
The Well-Balanced Faculty Teresa Dybvig, Susan Nowicki, and Judy Huston will work with participants to help them perform octave and chord passages without fatigue.
Judy Huston will help us start comfortably at the piano. Teresa Dybvig and Susan Nowicki will work with participants in two information-packed clinics. Everyone will receive additional coaching during two small-group sessions following the clinics. A mid-day break will allow us all to begin the second clinic with renewed energy.
Registration is limited so the faculty can give participants personal attention during clinics and coaching sessions.
You will receive help with optimal alignment, balance, and movement for playing octave, broken octave, and chord passages. We will provide sample excerpts and invite you to submit your own for discussion.
The Well-Balanced Pianist faculty Teresa Dybvig, Susan Nowicki, and Judy Huston will work with you to to help you play various Alberti and arpeggiated accompaniments with ease.
Judy Huston will help us start comfortably at the piano. Teresa Dybvig and Susan Nowicki will work with participants in two information-packed clinics. Everyone will receive additional coaching during two small-group sessions following the clinics. A mid-day break will allow us all to begin the second clinic with renewed energy.
Registration is limited so the faculty can give participants personal attention during clinics and coaching sessions.
You will receive ideas about fingering strategies and optimal movement for Classical Alberti bass figures, arpeggios in close spacing, arpeggios with distant bass notes, and arpeggios with wide spacing. We will provide excerpts to work with and invite you to submit your own for discussion.
Tuition:
Because everyone receives personal attention, each program is limited to 12 participants.
The tuition for the Fall 2022 One-Day Programs package is $695.
Payment is due at registration.
Registration policies:
Participants are accepted in the order of registrations received. A place in the program is provisional, pending receipt of the tuition payment. The place is fully secured once the payment is received.
Registration deadline: November 7, 2022
Refunds: $50 handling fee is nonrefundable. The remainder of your tuition is refundable until November 6, 2022. No refunds after November 6, 2022.
Payments are accepted through PayPal or by check, mailed to:
The Well-Balanced Pianist
P.O. Box 343
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Registration is closed for the Fall 2022 Package. Please contact us if you wish to be notified of future programs.
If you choose to pursue work with The Well-Balanced Pianist teachers or participate in a Well-Balanced Pianist program, it is important that you make any suggested changes mindfully and with the goal of learning easy, happy, lively movement at the piano. Changing things changes things, and teachers are always making choices about what to address. It is crucial for you to tell your teacher if you experience pain or discomfort during lessons.
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