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A pumpkin on a stick
That’s your head on your spine – a pumpkin on a stick – and it’s heavy. If the head is balanced, everything is fine. If it’s unbalanced, the body will compensate in some way which leads to tension. Pianists play the piano with their whole body. At today’s group class we talked about how we move our…
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It’s the little things
On Sunday afternoon I taught this year’s third and final group lessons before my students and I enter the busy festival and exam season. As I tidied up the papers and books and rearranged the furniture I reflected on this year’s preparations and results. Once again I came to the conclusion that these three group lessons…
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Do pianos have bellybuttons?
At yesterday’s group class my students were watching Note By Note: The Making of Steinway L1037. It’s a video documenting the one-year journey of the making of a nine-foot Steinway concert grand piano. A craftsman was being interviewed, and his title appeared onscreen as “Bellyman.” We tried to guess where the belly of a piano…
