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Re: “ Can virtuosity feel comfortable and sound wonderful? How the Taubman Approach helps solve difficult passages in Chopin" With Robert Durso I've been working with a Taubman-trained teacher for the last year. Mr. Durso's response to the question at the end about exercises (in relation to a Chopin etude) really sums up what I've learned…
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- 5 mths ago
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Re: What advice would you give your beginner-self? Get a teacher who is trained as a teacher; one who chose that as a career, not a performer who either needs the money, or is suitable for training other current or would-be professional performers in…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Euphoria and the Taubman Technique @Janice One way to remain feeling young is to tackle endless projects, and learning piano is certainly that, along with slogging through Finnegans Wake and reading Proust in French.
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Euphoria and the Taubman Technique @Janice I started with my current teacher at 72, so you're nothing like too old to begin. @Agnes is correct that you need the personal attention of a teacher,…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Euphoria and the Taubman Technique I've been taking lessons with a Taubman teacher. After decades of being taught by performers, I finally have a teacher who is trained as a pedagogue. And euphoria is the right word.…
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- 8 mths ago
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Re: Level 7 – Repertoire, Course Lists & Discussion Space Since you mention Taubman, and I've loved the vids with you and Robert Durso, I also think it's vital to actually engage a teacher who is trained in the method.…
- Brian Buchbinder
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! That's a great resolution., Leah Olson, I'm stealing it. Out here in the middle of nowhere (Kerhonkson, NY, in case I've missed someone) it's a bit difficult. Too bad WI isn't nearer. Good luck.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Questions on using una corda One reason I fell in love with my 1885 Bechstein is that the una corda is an entirely different voice from the full set of strings. It's not really (for me) a question of dynamics so much as color.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How to properly use a metronome in your practice! I use the metronome mostly not to speed up, but to keep myself from rushing in practice.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What kind of Piano do you play? I play a lovingly restored c.1885 7.5ft Bechstein. Not as powerful as a Steinway, but played softly...incomparable. The only downside is that like most of the Bechsteins, it has no sostenuto pedal.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Sign-Up: Improve your Scales in Two Weeks! Sign me up, please.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Fingerings and variants for Scales! @Ko I quite like the fingerings of the Henle edition of the Etudes. YMMV of course.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What is your dream piece to perform? Beethoven Op 110 Mozart Concerto k 466 Scarlatti K 13 / L 486
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations @Gail Starr 15 is my all-time favorite. Moderate tempo, a great deal of expressive potential and oh my, the structure as a canon at the inversion!
- Brian Buchbinder
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- 2 yrs ago
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