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Piano Technique: The dipping wrist, and how it defies convention (Videos)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

One of my adult students echoed a belief that has resonated for generations in piano studios across the country, if not the world. The OLD school of thought was that you played piano with a rigid, arched hand, and if … Continue reading →

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Growing piano technique in baby steps: Rina, 5, advances to hands together five-finger positions (adding in 10ths)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Rina may not know the words “pentascales” and “tenths,” but she has the intelligence to notice when her fingers move up and down together, playing the same notes an “octave” apart. With a sound knowledge of the music alphabet in … Continue reading →

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Looking back to early piano lessons with Rina, 5, with a solid musical foundation to build on (And now the present) Videos

Posted on April 22, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I’m glad I videotaped many of Rina’s early lessons, (from age 4) since I have a tendency to be creative, and take liberties with any instruction in book form. It’s a great reference repository and springboard for new ideas. To … Continue reading →

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Rina’s Lesson-in-Progress: From the staircase to the piano (Reinagle Minuet in G) Videos

Posted on April 18, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Rina, 5, has embarked upon her 7th month of study and is scaling my staircase before settling down to the piano. I’ve used this routine to imbue a sense of music’s topography before a keyboard transfer. It’s working. Videotaped samples: … Continue reading →

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Teaching Piano to Young Children, A Creative New Approach

Posted on April 18, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I will be giving LIVE webcam classes for Book I, Tales of a Musical Journey by Irina Gorin. http://www.powhow.com/classes/shirley-kirsten Class Title: Teaching Piano to Young Children (4 to 7 years old) with a Creative New Approach Saturday, May 19, 2012 … Continue reading →

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Piano Lesson: Rina, 5, learns to play legato across five fingers from C to G and back

Posted on March 28, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Six months of piano lessons: Rina made a big jump today after having had considerable experience playing single, detached fingers for all notes in the music alphabet. In addition she’s been rolling pairs of fingers to create a nice legato … Continue reading →

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Irina Gorin’s piano students shine again! (Videos)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

It’s a never-ending display of piano-playing children nursed along on Tales of a Musical Journey, Irina Gorin’s personal creation. A phrase-spinning magic permeates each and every performance, demonstrating a musical sophistication uncommon to the efforts of beginners and beyond. (And … Continue reading →

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Piano Technique: Rina turns 5 and plays two-note Legato slurs (slow motion, soundless replays)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

The Good News: Rina just celebrated her big FIFTH birthday, and bestowed a lovely portrait of herself draped in a smile over her precious piano. Thank You for the beautifully framed photo! *** OTHER: Today, technology failed me once again, … Continue reading →

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If this is the Russian Singing Tone School of Piano Teaching, then it’s a Winner! (Videos)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Irina Gorin, a teaching emissary of the Russian pianistic tradition that’s produced Richter, Gilels, Ashkenazy and Lugansky to name a few, brings her pedagogical efforts glowingly down to the level of a 4-year old. And it’s delightful to watch. Certainly, … Continue reading →

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Rina, 4, played “Frere Jacques” with two hands, adding a bass part in whole notes (Video)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Charming little Rina has made a big leap in progress. Last week we were exploring WHOLE NOTES, and I asked her to practice one whole note per measure in the Bass to support the Treble melody in “Frere Jacques.” Today, … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Irina Gorin

Piano Technique: The dipping wrist, and how it defies convention (Videos)

Growing piano technique in baby steps: Rina, 5, advances to hands together five-finger positions (adding in 10ths)

Looking back to early piano lessons with Rina, 5, with a solid musical foundation to build on (And now the present) Videos

Rina’s Lesson-in-Progress: From the staircase to the piano (Reinagle Minuet in G) Videos

Teaching Piano to Young Children, A Creative New Approach

Piano Lesson: Rina, 5, learns to play legato across five fingers from C to G and back

Irina Gorin’s piano students shine again! (Videos)

Piano Technique: Rina turns 5 and plays two-note Legato slurs (slow motion, soundless replays)

If this is the Russian Singing Tone School of Piano Teaching, then it’s a Winner! (Videos)

Rina, 4, played “Frere Jacques” with two hands, adding a bass part in whole notes (Video)

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