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To Teach is to Serve
A series of classes on repertoire and wellness seeking beauty in piano performanceWe work together to serve our colleagues and wards who strive to experience beauty, realizing that beauty is not the property of the few, but rather, its attainment is a human right.
The linked slide shows below are the visual accompaniment to lectures on these topics.
- Piano Performance Topics*
- Imagination and Structure
- Pedal Shading in Chopin and Debussy
- Bach and Chopin - Common Grounds
- The Brahms Sound / Clara Schumann
- Fingering for Better Phrasing
- Ornamentation and Style in Bach and Mozart
- Form and Drama in Beethoven
- Rhythm and Line in Schumann
- Piano Repertoire Topics*
- The Family of the Arts
- Liszt for All Ages
- Debussy and Ravel - Worlds Apart
- Masterpieces for Children
- Choosing the Right Beethoven Sonata
- Why Bach?
- Wholeness in Program Building
- Key Symbolism in Liszt
- Wellness Topics*
- Musical Intent and Muscle Response
- Technique the Body Can Live With
- Ease is Efficiency
- Performance Anxiety
- Improvisation and Wellness
- Memory and Anxiety
- Success versus Service
- Well Brain/Well Fingers