Category Archives: Sydney Australia

A Motivated adult piano student with an International profile

Posted on February 28, 2017 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Right now, as I’m posting these words in Berkeley, CA, my student, Claire, (an international lawyer) who avidly practices the piano in two different time zones, is perched high up in her apartment overlooking Sydney Harbor. It’s 19 hours past … Continue reading →

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A Skyped Piano Lesson between Fresno, California and Sydney, Australia (VIDEO)

Posted on October 28, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Here’s the gig as it unfolded today, with a few sprinkled photos of my technology driven living room prior to the California/Australia Skyped transmission: First segment: Building technique with scales and arpeggios

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Piano Technique: Forearm and finger emphasized staccato (Videos)

Posted on October 22, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

More often than not, pianists acquire insights about piano technique through self-exploration and analysis. (trial and error attempts) Others have had mentors who demonstrated physical approaches to the piano that paved a learning path for the next generation of students. … Continue reading →

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A piano lesson over Skype: shaping and phrasing scales (Video)

Posted on September 14, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I sometimes chuckle at the surreal nature of teaching to a computer screen, and as illustrated in a graphic videotaped sample, meeting up with an adult student mid-week. She has a real flesh and blood teacher on Mondays in the … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Sydney Australia

A Motivated adult piano student with an International profile

A Skyped Piano Lesson between Fresno, California and Sydney, Australia (VIDEO)

Piano Technique: Forearm and finger emphasized staccato (Videos)

A piano lesson over Skype: shaping and phrasing scales (Video)

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