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Capturing the first sunrise in our practicing and performing

Posted on May 18, 2013 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I always ponder the process of learning a new piece and how I want to experience and re-experience a freshness that seems to come with my earliest exposure to the printed page. As I set out my fingering, isolate lines … Continue reading →

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Piano Technique: Playing beyond the fingers to sculpt beautiful phrases (Debussy Arabesque no. 1)

Posted on April 13, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Many piano students who practice Debussy’s Arabesque no. 1 tend to grab and articulate notes, rather than let them flow from energy streaming down relaxed arms into supple wrists. Reliance on fingers-down playing becomes the panacea for accuracy, while it … Continue reading →

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The Chopin Bb minor Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 1, and arm/hand rotation/phrasing (Video)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Chopin’s Bb minor Nocturne (Night Piece) requires a player to use a full arm rotation to fluidly play the arpeggios in the left hand that span over an octave. These broken chords which fill a large space by their expansion, … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: The Virtues of Slow Motion Practicing and Attentive Listening

Posted on May 20, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

It takes patience to approach a piece well behind tempo, tuning in to every nuance and turn of phrase. With ears alert and sensitive, the player tries to create a feeling state where he’s submerged in sound to the exclusion … Continue reading →

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Performance Anxiety and the Pianist

Posted on February 6, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

For too long performance anxiety was a taboo subject, always swept under the rug. I remember grappling with paralyzing jitters during my years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts. My piano teacher at the time, a … Continue reading →

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Music Comes from the Heart

Posted on January 31, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Musical expression arises from the deepest part of ourselves so as we relax into the here and now, focused on the flow and shape of phrases, our arms, wrists and fingers work together as an ensemble to produce an artful … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Mildred Portney Chase

Capturing the first sunrise in our practicing and performing

Piano Technique: Playing beyond the fingers to sculpt beautiful phrases (Debussy Arabesque no. 1)

The Chopin Bb minor Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 1, and arm/hand rotation/phrasing (Video)

Piano Instruction: The Virtues of Slow Motion Practicing and Attentive Listening

Performance Anxiety and the Pianist

Music Comes from the Heart

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